Posted AT 5:13 AM EDT on 10/12/07
A hawkeyed addition to Canada's Arctic arsenal
A Canadian satellite is to blast into orbit this week with the explicit goal of monitoring the country's environment and natural resources from space.But in the age of global warming, the high tech eye-in-sky, called Radarsat-2, could soon be playing a pivotal role in defending Canada's territorial claims in the high Arctic.
"The ice in the north will continue to melt and that means ...
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