Smos has launched!

Yesterday I came across this inspiring BBC News, science article: "Mapping the great wheel of water", posted November 1, 2009 by Jonathan Amos, Science reporter.

To learn more on ESA's water mission: SMOS official site.

We hope they don't mind we've uploaded here a light version of the clip for students to watch and follow the transcript:

Transcript on Google Docs (Top menue: File / Download as / pdf)

Direct link to BBC article (interesting graphs & clip)< - - LINK FIXED

A vision of 200 years

Thinking 200 years ahead, a Dutch team is already working to reduce the risk of floods in areas of the Netherlands, which lie mostly below sea level. The video is informative.



Via Wired Magazine. Post dated Dec. 12, 2008, read Dec. 28.