State-of-the-art Earth explorer tracks storms before they hit, keeps up with increasing frequency of extreme events
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 06:30
in Astronomy & Space
Extreme weather phenomena are starting to show signs of a regular pattern: instead of taking place every 10 or 20 years, they are happening every 2 or 3 years. But technology can stay one step ahead, by predicting when these extreme weather events will occur. As in the case of the European Space Agency's (ESA) satellite, which was able to track Hurricane Sandy.