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The business of weather watching gets a phone app
2013-02-02 22:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Weather research is taking a new turn that scientists hope will lead to better forecasts in the not-too-distant future. The linchpin of the effort is a free smartphone app. The National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) wants volunteers to download the app to their iPhones or Androids to provide on-the-scene storm reports with a few taps on a screen. The information is important because the radar pictures seen by the public on television don't necessarily reflect what is happening at ground...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical