U.S. Scraps a Climate and Ocean Monitoring Network, and Forecasters Fear the Fallout

U.S. scraps a climate and ocean monitoring network, and forecasters fear the fallout

A decision by the National Science Foundation to take apart most of a prominent deep-ocean observing network years ahead of schedule has triggered online backlash from scientists and other ocean advocates. According to USA Today, the NSF plans to retire four of the last five arrays in the Ocean Observatories Initiative by the end of summer 2027, despite it being under halfway through its 25-year tenure.  Critics say the timing is especially trou…

Scientists lose critical record: Ocean observatory will go dark due to funding cuts

SEATTLE — A portion of one of the most ambitious ocean monitoring networks ever built will go dark this month when scientists board a research vessel and motor off the Oregon coast to pull a research buoy from deep out…