US-KALAM 2

Scientists and students from this research centre –
including many scientists from India working at the University
– presented work ranging from the study of interactions
between the Solar Wind and the Earth's Magnetosphere, to the
most powerful explosions in the Universe, known as
gamma-ray bursts.

"As we become more dependent on our space-based assets,
such as satellites for weather prediction, crop monitoring, or
even cell-phone use, we must understand more deeply the space
environment into which we place these valuable assets," Dr
John Horack, UAHuntsville's Vice President for Research said.
The former President also visited the SERVIR laboratory
located at UAHuntsville. The SERVIR program, sponsored by NASA
and the United States' Agency for International Development
(USAID) integrates satellite observations, ground-based data,
and forecast models to monitor and forecast environmental
changes, and to improve response to natural disasters.
During the visit, Kalam met with researchers and
discussed efforts to shorten the response time to fires in
Central America, to improve the fishing industry of El
Salvador, to track West Nile Virus in Africa, and to monitor
deforestation in Guatemala and Mexico.
"I have a vision of India where each of our 200,000,000
children each plant five trees," noted Dr Kalam. "In this way,
we would be able to plant a billion trees in India, to help
preserve our land, improve our climate, and make our
environment more sustainable. (MORE) PTI LKJ
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