PARIS , — Whole regions of the Earth are in flames. They leave behind destruction and storms. The haunting fragility and loss of humanity’s home, which is a fragile blue pearl floating in the vastness space.
French astronaut Thomas Pesquet sees the effects of global warming through the International Space Station’s portholes. As negotiators and government officials continued to meet at the U.N. Climate Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, he used a video conference from space to sound an alarm.
“We see the pollution in rivers, atmospheric pollution, and other such things. During the call, Pesquet said that what really surprised him on this mission was extreme weather and climate phenomena.
He said that entire areas were seen burning from the space station in Canada and California. From 400 km (250 miles) high, we saw California completely covered in smoke and flames.
Pesquet said that “the fragility and shock of Earth” can be seen from space. It’s an amazing sensory experience to witness how isolated we are, as an oasis with limited resources.
This is Pesquet’s second trip to the space station. In 2016-2017, he also spent 197 days on orbit. He said that the destructive effects of human activities have become more visible.
“Year after année, we know that we beat records for floods, fires, and storms. It is quite evident. “I could clearly see the difference in my mission four or cinq years ago,” said the astronaut.
Macron stated that the goal of climate negotiators from Scotland must be to accelerate humanity’s response.
The French leader stated that “there is still a great job ahead of us, I think we all know that.”
