An astronaut's take on 2021 climate disasters

Pesquet recently finished up his second mission at the International Space Station. Photo: AFP

From his perch 400km above Earth, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has had a unique perspective on the climate-fuelled natural disasters that have swept the planet over the past six months.

Pesquet recently finished up his second mission at the International Space Station, an experience that made him appreciate Earth's fragility like never before.