Name: NASA using Earth Day to emphasize importance of protecting the planet
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Description: Dr. Kirk Knobelspiesse with NASA explains how NASA is raising awareness about protecting the earth.

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NATURAL BEAUTY AND ALSO THAT THERE IS MUCH TO DO TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS. NASA IS USING THE STATE TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING OUR PLANET. JOINING US NOW IS NASA EXPERT DOCTOR KIRK NOBLE SPACE TO HELP US CELEBRATE EARTH DAY AND GIVE US THE INSIDE SCOOP ON WHAT NASA'S LEARNING ABOUT OUR HOME PLANET. GOOD AFTERNOON. AND HAPPY EARTH DAY TO YOU. A BEER WITH YOU. SO ON THIS EARTH DAY, UNDERSTAND NASA'S FOCUSED ON THE OCEANS. NASA HAS A NEW SATELLITE CALLED PACE IS LOOKING AT THE COLOR OF THE OCEANS AROUND THE GLOBE. DESCRIBE EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN BY OCEAN COLOR. AND WHAT DOES THAT TELL US ABOUT THE HEALTH OF OUR OCEANS? >> WELL, THE OCEAN IS NOT JUST BLEW. THE OCEAN HAS ALL SORTS OF COLORS AND THOSE COLORS. TELL US ABOUT WHAT'S IN THE OCEAN. JUST VERY IMPORTANT FOR A COUPLE REASONS. AND THE REASON THAT COLOR OF THE OCEAN IS DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF PHYTOPLANKTON THAT LIVE IN THE OCEAN. PHYTOPLANKTON ARE LIKE PLANTS ON LAND HAVE PHOTOSYNTHESIS. THEY HAVE CHLOROPHYLL IN THEM, WHICH MEANS OF THE VARIOUS SHADES OF GREEN. SO NASA HAS LAUNCHED A NEW MISSION CALLED PACE. AES WILL HAVE FIRST-EVER ABILITY TO REALLY TEASE OUT THOSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PHYTOPLANKTON THE OCEAN BY LOOKING AT THE COLOR OF THE ACTION. >> WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT FROM NEW IMAGES FROM PACE AND TAKING PICTURES OF THE EARTH'S OCEANS FOR SPACE. WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR IN THIS NEW IMAGERY OR WHEN YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE FROM THAT? >> WELL, HISTORICALLY, BEEN ABLE TO UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH PHYTOPLANKTON IS PRESENT IN THE OCEAN? WE HAVEN'T HAD THE ABILITY TO REALLY DISTINGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF LIGHT UP LIKE THAT. THE FIGHTER PLANE TO KNOW THE BASIS OF THE FOOD WEB. SO SOME TYPES OF CREATURES LIKE TO EAT ONE KIND OF PHYTOPLANKTON OR ANOTHER AND HAVING THE ABILITY TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE 2. WELL, HELP US UNDERSTAND THE ECOSYSTEM, THE OCEAN AND ALSO THE RESPONSE OF THE OCEANS TO A CHANGING CLIMATE. >> AND DOCTOR, NOBLE SPACE PACE IS ALSO TRACKING SMALL PARTICLES IN OUR ATMOSPHERE LIKE SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES. WHY DO WE WANT TO MEASURE THESE TIMING? THINGS FROM SPACE? >> WELL, THEY HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY IN CLIMATE AND ALSO EFFECT THE GROUND WITH A GROUND LEVEL. THEY CAN IMPACT HUMAN HEALTH. YOU KNOW WHAT A BRIEF TOO MUCH PARTICLES SO. THE ROLE THAT PARTICLES PLAY IN CLIMATE IS ACTUALLY QUITE HARD TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE THEY INFLUENCE THE FORMATION OF CLOUDS. SO YOU CAN CHANGE A BUNCH OF PARTICLES IN AN AREA AND YOU CAN CHANGE THE TYPES OF CLOUDS THAT THAT HAPPENED IN THE AREA. AND THEREFORE, THE PRECIPITATION, ANOTHER ASPECT SUPPLY THAT SO BY UNDERSTANDING PARTICLES IN THE ATMOSPHERE, WE CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND SOME CRUCIAL IMPORTANT PARTS OF OUR OUR CLIMATE SYSTEM. >> AND DOCTOR NOBLE 2023 WAS THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD. HOW DOES THAT FIT INTO THE LONGER TREND? THAT'S THAT YOU'RE SEEING >> WE NEED TO BE MAKING MEASUREMENTS LIKE THIS HAS ARE COMMITTED TO CHANGING SOME OF THE FUNDAMENTAL >> FEATURES OF OUR PLANET WORKS ARE CHANGING AND WE NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON WHAT THOSE CHANGES ARE HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS ARE RESPONDING AND HOW OTHER THINGS THAT CREATE INFLUENCE THE CLIMATE. WE'RE ALSO CHANGING. >> ALL RIGHT. THANKS TO NASA FOR HOW YOU'RE DOING TO HELP US BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PLANET SO WE CAN BETTER PROTECTED. DOCTOR KIRK, NOBLE SPACE. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TALK TODAY.

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