Scientists Warn of Diminished Earth Studies From Space
Published: January 16, 2007
The nation’s ability to track retreating polar ice and shifting patterns of drought, rainfall and other environmental changes is being put “at great risk” by faltering efforts to replace aging satellite-borne sensors, a panel convened by the country’s leading scientific advisory group said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/16/science/space/16nasa.html?_r=1&ref=science&oref=slogin