The acquisition of meteorological data is fundamental to both ESA and weather forecasting. But where did the Earth's weather come from in the first place, and why does this matter? An odd question- with a fascinating answer.
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begin
00:02:30:00 ESA opening titles
00:02:49:00 title sequence: Meteosat, A Brief History Of Weather
00:02:57:00 gvs' people on beach
00:03:05:00 animations meteosat
00:03:27:00 gv int meteorological office
00:03:38:00 animation weather forecasting
00:04:13:00 Meteosat image
00:04:19:00 gvs' hurricane damage [cars, buildings, trees]
00:04:28:00 animation asteroids
00:04:43:00 animation planet formation [Earth, Venus]
00:05:10:00 animation Earth landscape flyby with clouds
00:05:26:00 mcs pan l reptile
00:05:33:00 animation primeval soup, comets
00:05:42:00 Giotto els to cam Halley's Comet
00:05:49:00 animation dinosaurs
00:06:00:00 gv clouds over forest
00:06:05:00 gv heavy rain over river
00:06:10:00 mcs snake crawls along branch
00:06:16:00 animation globe, flattens to world map with clouds
00:06:34:00 Meteosat image mls Earth; graphics to show distribution of Sun's energy
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