The effects of global warming are being felt, most notably in the coldest regions on Earth. Alaska, Siberia and Antarctica are the first areas to show the visible signs of our planet’s suffering. The International Polar Year 2008 is the most important one since scientists began monitoring these highly fragile and vital ecosystems. The Arctic and Antarctic regions play a key role in regulating the Planet’s temperatures and weather systems. Understanding this mechanism is the great challenge of science, which urgently needs continuous, global and highly detailed imagery data. Telespazio’s satellite images help to write history and to open a window to our future. Click here to download the Calendar (pdf)

C-19 iceberg, Ross Sea, Antartica 67° S, 165° W MODIS © NASA/GSFC     River Lena delta, Siberia, Russia 73° 10’ N, 126° 11’ E LandSat © US Geological Survey     Antarctic peninsula Antartica, 63° 21’ S, 58° 12’ W EnviSat © ESA     Baffin island, Canada 73° 30' N, 81° 00' W COSMO-SkyMed © ASI     Franz Josef Land, Russia 80° 05’ N, 48° 05’ E Quick Bird © Digitalglobe     Ellesmere Island, Canada 79° 15’ N, 90° 05 W MODIS © NASA/GSFC     Click on the images to know more details