Trump Administration to Dismantle $368 Million Ocean Observatories Initiative
By
Eric Niiler
Sat out too long. The crust has gone leathery.
Summary
The Trump administration is dismantling the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a $368 million deep-ocean observation system installed a decade ago to monitor coastal environments, marine ecosystems, and ocean currents affecting global climate. The National Science Foundation plans to begin removing over 900 deep-sea instruments from locations off Oregon, Washington, Alaska, North Carolina, and the Irminger Sea between Greenland and Iceland. Scientists have relied on this network to study how oceans absorb greenhouse gases and other critical climate data.
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The National Science Foundation said it would send ships in June to begin removing more than 900 deep-sea instruments anchored off Oregon, Washington State, Alaska, North Carolina, and an area between Greenland and Iceland known as the Irminger Sea.
Scientists have used data from the system to understand how the ocean is absorbing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
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