The Environmental Satelite

Science Daily reports today that NASA successfully launched a new environmental satellite today for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It will improve weather forecasting and monitor environmental events around the world.

NOAA-18 will collect data about the Earth's surface and atmosphere. The data are input to NOAA's long-range climate and seasonal outlooks, including forecasts for El Nino and La Nina. NOAA-18 is the fourth in a series of five Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites with instruments that provide improved imaging and sounding capabilities.

This is good. Hopefully the leaders of all countries will react to the findings of this satelite.

Mr. Bush; Do you hear me?

(Image credit: NASA/VAFB)