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20IMAGING NOTES // S UMMER 2008 // WWW.IMAGINGNOTES.COM
IN A CHANGING POLITICAL CLIMATE a devastating cyclone in Myanmar, acatastrophic earthquake in China, anda tornado season off to a record-settingpace and massive flooding in the UnitedStates—has demonstrated like never beforethe importance of environmental informationto protecting life, property andeconomic well being .This being a presidential electionyear, interest is building within the U.S.Earth-observations sector, and in sectorsthat depend on observational data, as tohow high a priority the next administrationwill assign to observing the planet,especially as many of the nation’s Earthobservinginstruments approach the endof their operational lifetimes.Institute for Global EnvironmentalStrategies, Arlington, Va.www.strategies.orgFIGURE 1IMAGING NOTES // SUMMER 2008 // WWW.IMAGINGNOTES.COM21
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