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Show Iceland Is Key to 1 Weather Forecasts Reports Jealously Guarded By Great Britain. CHICAGO. United States' occupation occu-pation of Iceland isn't going to help the weather man a bit despite the fact that the rocky island is the key point for long range forecasting for the entire North American coastline. coast-line. Dr. C. G. Roseby, assistant chief of research from the Washington weather bureau, points out that Britain has been keeping reports from Iceland's weather stations "a jealously guarded secret" since occupation oc-cupation of the island. And Britain would be foolhardy not to do so. says Rossby. "The reason is simple. Icelandic reports would aid in plotting long range forecasts fore-casts for eastern America, but they are of vital importance for day to day European forecasts. |