System Lets Nations Share Weather Data

November 27th, 2006 in Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

(AP) -- A new satellite-based information system will quickly spread environmental and health data across the world so that developing countries can anticipate catastrophes such as drought, storms and floods - for only about $1,500 in setup costs.

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