A new satellite to measure sea levels  

The World

NASA and the European Space Agency on Saturday will launch a new satellite to measure sea levels more accurately than before. The World’s Carolyn Beeler reports on the new capabilities brought by this first-of-its-kind EU/US partnership, and how satellite data helps us know what we know about our changing climate.

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