Summer Science Exhibition 2016: Getting a measure of the weather

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Channel: The Royal Society · 2016 · Science & Technology

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Our free, week-long festival (Monday 4 July - Sunday 10 July) features 22 curated exhibits and a series of inspiring talks and activities for all ages. 
https://royalsociety.org/events/summer-science-exhibition/
From the sea to outer space; the future of weather-forecasting.

Reliable weather forecasting saves time, money and lives, and weather maps have to provide ever more localised information to meet the nation’s needs. Our exhibit highlights the varied and surprising observation systems that may be harnessed to improve forecasting into the future.

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