| Established | 19 June 1990  (32 years ago) |
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Euskalmet (in Basque: Euskal Meteorologia Agentzia, English: Basque Agency of Meteorology) is the Basque service of meteorology, established in 1990. [1]
| Established | 19 June 1990 (32 years ago) |
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Euskalmet (in Basque: Euskal Meteorologia Agentzia, English: Basque Agency of Meteorology) is the Basque service of meteorology, established in 1990. [1]
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