WHAT COULD WE LOSE IF A NASA CLIMATE MISSION GOES DARK? By JON GERTNER, SEPT. 12, 2017 Researchers are racing to replace the pioneering Grace satellites, which are threatened by both dying batteries and Trump-era budget cuts. -NY TIMES, September 12, 2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/magazine/what-could-we-lose-if-a-nasa-mission-goes-dark.html?ribbon-ad-idx=5&rref=climate&module=Ribbon&version=context®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Climate&pgtype=article A rather long article, but extremely interesting.