Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Climate satellite to provide new test of global warming

British climate satellite to be launched

A British satellite designed to give an extremely accurate picture of climate changes at the Earth's poles is set for launch Saturday from Plesetsk, Russia.
[via Physics Org]


Satellite to provide new test of global warming threat

Using the most accurate radar instrument of its kind, CryoSat will reveal the rate at which Arctic sea ice may be thinning - shedding light on the potential effects of global warming
[via New Scientist - Latest Headlines]

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