The View From the Castle: Weather prediction is not enough: what's needed is an early-warning system to monitor change in the environment
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PrintSmithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley introduces two articles about environmental prediction featured in this month's issue of the Smithsonian magazine. A brief overview describes the plans for using mechanical monitors and plant or animal sentinels as a global early-warning system of pollutants. Ripley also highlights several pioneer weather projects by former Smithsonian Secretaries and tells how these past projects are being used today.
Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography
Smithsonian Vol. 1, no. 2 (Journal)
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
May 1970
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