Global Impact Of Local Pollution

Satellites show how pollutants travel across the globe.

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May 31, 2002, 12:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


"The idea that pollution gets around is not new. But Thompson's work points to a future in which scientists will be able to use balloons and satellites to track the movement of airborne pollution well enough to figure out who put what where -- an increasingly important political issue as nations seek to cooperate (or not) on curbing global pollution."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Thursday, May 30, 2002 in Space.com

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