Scientists warn Trump plan to axe US ocean monitoring system will leave world โflying blindโ
Experts say dismantling the ocean observation system will โseverely degradeโ the accuracy of weather predictions The Trump administrationโs plan to dismantle an ocean observation system vital to understanding the climate crisis and marine ecosystems would โseverely degradeโ the accuracy of weather predictions and El Niรฑo forecasts, with economic consequences for the US, European and American scientists have warned. Decommissioning the US system, which plays a major part in a global ocean observation network, would lead to a massive increase in error in the annual estimates of ocean heating rates, according to research published last month. Continue reading...