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Hurricane Sandy and the U.S. Weather Satellite Program

Hurricane Sandy and the U.S. Weather Satellite Program

Only slightly less miserable than the weather in the Northeast as a result of hurricane Sandy is the abysmal state of the nation’s weather satellite programs which are charged with tracking such occurrences. As Marcia Smith points out at spacepolicyonline,  one impact Sandy is having is to focus some media attention on the fact that the U.S. is facing a potential gap in coverage from both polar and […]

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