Studies of space weather aid in the development of early warning systems for solar storms and help to minimize the damage from turbulent solar activity, researchers said.
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We will have to radically scale back the Department of Commerce, the EPA, and all manner of other departments, agencies and foundations, from the Agency for International Development to the Arctic Research Commission, the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the National Weather Service, the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
In other words, trends regarding total economic damages from extreme weather events largely reflect trends in property values and geographical patterns of development rather than trends regarding the frequency and severity of extreme weather events.
The development followed deluges that prompted weather and flood warnings over many parts of Britain at the weekend.
Two problems that have dogged laser weapon development for some time are weather conditions and the target itself.
Superstorm Sandy illustrates another compelling reason to incorporate natural infrastructure into urban development: resilience to extreme weather events.
Projects up for debate include Europe's continued participation in the space station and the development of a major new weather satellite system.
Forecasting was the obvious next step, but it required the development of new theories to explain the weather's behaviour, a process that, as Mr Monmonier explains, was not without controversy.
The combined impacts of projected climate change and socio-economic development is set to see the damage costs of extreme weather events continue to increase.
Why, in January, did China test-fire a rocket to destroy an old weather satellite, when it insists no one is more committed to the peaceful development of space?
However, state media have taken care to emphasise how China is balancing an "all-weather" friendship with Islamabad with improved ties with India for the benefit of South Asia's stability and economic development.
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