Taking Landsat to the Extreme - Exploring Earth's Coldest Spots

Explore the coldest places on Earth in this 34-minute press conference from the AGU Fall Meeting 2013. Discover new insights into record-breaking cold temperatures, their locations, and the weather conditions that create them. Learn how multiple satellites, particularly the newly launched USGS-NASA Landsat 8, are providing fresh data on these extreme environments. Hear from experts Ted Scambos of the National Snow and Ice Data Center and James Irons, Landsat 8 project scientist from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, as they present updated findings on Earth's coldest spots and the challenges of surviving in such harsh conditions.