Taking Earth’s temperature
From Ask MIT Climate by MIT Climate Project
February 26, 2026 · 14 min · Season 8 · Episode 3
About this episode
Dr. Samantha Burgess discusses how scientists measure the Earth's temperature and monitor its health.
Dr. Samantha Burgess, of the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, joins the show to explain how we know the temperature of the Earth, and how a global community of scientists works together to keep tabs on the health of our planet.
People in this episode
Guest: Dr. Samantha Burgess
Topics covered
- climate change
- earth science
- temperature measurement
- scientific collaboration
- environmental monitoring
Keywords
- Copernicus Climate Change Service
- global community of scientists
- Earth's temperature
- climate monitoring
- planet health
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Earth
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