Bob Marshall, Founder & CEOApril 26, 2012

Executive Roundtable on Climate, Private Sector Engagement, and Strategic Forecasting

Need for Innovation & Public/PrivatePartnerships Across Entire Value Chain

Government Bears Full Costs

Many Share Costs

COST Infrastructure Investment:

• Rights of Way• Instrumentation• Installation• Communications

Operations & Maintenance

Federal Government Buys Data

Int. Government

Transportation

Energy

Agriculture

Forest

Financial Markets

State/Local Gov

Total Operating Cost

Public-Private Partnership ModelShares Obs Cost Across Many Users

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NWS Tornado Warning Lead Time

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Earth Networks DTAs Lead TimesAdvanced Warning: 13 More Minutes Average

Super-Tornado Outbreak: 4.25-28.11

Springfield, MA Tornadoes:

6.1.11

SW Oklahoma Tornadoes:

11.7.11

Houston-Area Severe Weather:

1.9.12

Alabama Tor-nadoes: 1.23.12

Midwest Torna-does: 2.28-3.2.12

Dallas-Ft. Worth Severe Outbreak:

4.3.12

Southern Plains Tornadoes:

4.13-15.12

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Earth Networks Dangerous Thunderstoms Alerts Average Lead Time Increases vs. NWS Warnings

Average Lead Time Increase Across Events: 13 Minutes

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Deploy and OperateGlobal Greenhouse Gas Network

• $25M, 5 year investment to install & operate 100 advanced GHG systems• ~50 in U.S., ~25 in Europe, ~25 around remaining continents• Measure CO2 (carbon dioxide) & CH4 (methane)

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