NASA’s Solution to Earth’s Pollution Crisis: Introducing TEMPO, Space-Based Pollution Monitor!

In this video, we delve into NASA’s latest solution to the ongoing pollution crisis: TEMPO, the space-based pollution monitor. Built by Ball Aerospace, TEMPO will revolutionize the way we measure air pollution, as it will monitor major air pollutants every hour from a geostationary orbit 22,000 miles above the equator. This cutting-edge technology will provide us with critical data on air pollution levels across a huge region of North America, from Canada’s oil sands in northern Alberta to below Mexico City, at a resolution of up to 4 square miles. Air pollution poses a major threat to human and planetary health, as 99% of the global population breathes air that exceeds WHO health guidelines. It carries a total economic cost of more than $8 trillion. Therefore, the need to monitor it is more important than ever. Though TEMPO is set to launch in April 2023, we’ll explore the features and capabilities of this groundbreaking technology and how it will help us understand and mitigate the impacts of air pollution on our health and the planet. So join us as we dive into NASA’s TEMPO, the next big thing in space-based pollution monitoring!