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Earth-watch centre approved

James Thirst
Thursday 22 July 2010 00:00 BST
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An earth-watch centre for monitoring climate change, pollution and natural disasters was been approved by the Science minister David Willetts. The £5m Earth Observation Hub at Harwell in Oxfordshire will serve as a base for controlling satellites as well as conducting research.

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