It also noted that the CRU should have archived data and algorithms better, but that this was a conclusion more easily drawn in hindsight.

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"Researchers are committed to a long term study of HSL with the goals of producing ... a dictionary (and) archived videotaped data, " s aid James Woodward, an Adjunct Professor of Linguistics at the University of Hawaii at Mano.

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In their research paper, the two scientists say that using a mixture of archived news reports and real-time data, they were able to see links between droughts and storms in parts of Africa and cholera outbreaks.

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The data can also be uploaded to a special cloud service where it can be archived for long-term storage.

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Another big trend, she says, is the growth in storage of financial records, scientific data, medical images and other records that do not necessarily need to be archived, but may need to be called up quickly.

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