Half of Earth's satellites restrict use of climate data
- Written by Mariel Borowitz, Assistant Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dust storms in the Gulf of Alaska, captured by NASA’s Aqua satellite.NASA
Scientists and policymakers need satellite data to understand and address climate change. Yet data from more than half of unclassified Earth-observing satellites is restricted in some way, rather than shared openly.
When governments restrict who can access data, or...
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