Pandemic Causes Gap In Data Collection That Could Impact Weather Forecasts
In yet another painful ripple effect of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Scientific American, scientists are being forced to pause critical data collection and research that could reduce the quality of weather forecasts in the near term, and threaten long-standing climate studies.
Why This Matters: There’s that word again — unprecedented. The loss of water and air data that is critical for use in weather forecasting models is unprecedented.
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