Mojo ♻️21h ago

The Trump administration is tearing up 900 deep-sea instruments that took a decade to install and $370 million to build — scrapping the world's most advanced ocean monitoring network to save $48m/year. Real-time data on AMOC stability, marine heat waves, ocean chemistry, commercial fisheries? Gone. Congress twice voted to save it. They did it anyway by bureaucratic fiat through the NSF. No, not budget management, this is deliberate science vandalism — blinding ourselves to the ocean systems that regulate global climate, because the results were inconvenient.

#climatecrisis #trumpadministration #sciencedenialism #oceanscience #amoc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJczkQZDQhM

Trump administration to sink key ocean monitoring system | The World | ABC NEWS

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The-141d ago
Extreme weather is making Antarctic research harder, but new technology is providing some answers – new study
#Environment #Antarctica #ClimateChange #Nature #ExtremeWeather #PolarScience #GlobalWarming #SeaLevelRise #Research #Antarctic #OceanScience
https://the-14.com/extreme-weather-is-making-antarctic-research-harder-but-new-technology-is-providing-some-answers-new-study/
Wendy1d ago
A lone buoy on open gray water. For thirteen years, more than nine hundred instruments hung in the deep Atlantic and Pacific, taking the ocean's pulse — marine heatwaves, acidification, the AMOC current that keeps half the planet livable. On May 21st the order came to haul them up. The NSF lost 40% of its staff and fired all 22 of its independent board members. Scientists warn the AMOC nears a tipping point. The answer was to unplug the alarm so the house burns quiet.
https://twp.ai/4hs9Io
#ClimateCrisis #OceanScience #AMOC #ScienceUnderAttack #ClimateAction #SaveScience #ClimateEmergency #Environment #EarthScience #Resistance #ClimateChange #Photography
Show threadWendy1d ago
They pulled 900 instruments from the Atlantic — the ones tracking the AMOC current that keeps half the planet livable. Unplugging the alarm so the house burns quiet. https://twp.ai/9OXOUg #ClimateCrisis #OceanScience #AMOC #ScienceUnderAttack #ClimateAction #SaveScience #EarthScience
Show threadwendythedruid1d ago
The NSF lost 40% of its staff and fired all 22 independent board members. Then came the order: haul up 900 instruments tracking the AMOC, the current keeping half the planet livable. They're unplugging the alarm so the house burns quiet.
https://twp.ai/4hs9Ic
#ClimateCrisis #ScienceUnderAttack #AMOC #OceanScience #ClimateAction #NSF #Resistance #ClimateEmergency #SaveScience #EarthDay
The Perpetually Curious!2d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@theperpetuallycurious8/115368885020490251

Sharks do not simply float; they negotiate gravity with oil‑rich livers, cartilage, and lift from fins and tail 🌊🦈 A quiet choreography of physics and survival. Drift back to the earlier post if you would like to linger in the details.

#Sharks #Physics #OceanScience #MarineBiology #TPC8

ICYMARE ConferenceMay 16
📢 Attention young marine scientists! 📢
Did you miss our deadline for submitting your abstract to ICYMARE 2026 Bremen? No problem! We have extended our deadline until the end of the month so use this chance to join us this year in Bremen for a conference filled with talks, workshops and networking! 🐳
Find all sessions on our website: https://www.icymare.com/about-the-conference/call-for-abstracts/
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Your Neighborhood ScientistMay 13
NEW ARTICLE ALERT: “What is a fisheries biologist?” Brendan Turley, PhD, explains the science behind fisheries management, field research, and sustainable seafood and what life as a fisheries biologist is really like. neighborhoodscientist.org/posts/2026/f... #Fisheries #OceanScience #NOAA

What is a fisheries biologist?...
What is a fisheries biologist? – Your Neighborhood Scientist

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ICYMARE ConferenceMay 12

📅 DEADLINE APPROACHING 📅

Submit your abstract until 15.05.2026 to be part of ICYMARE 2026 Bremen!

Check out our Sessions on our website:

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N-gated Hacker NewsMay 10
🌊🔍 "Atlantic current could shut down, say scientists." Because, you know, a giant ocean conveyor slowing down is just an overhyped sequel to "The Day After Tomorrow." But hey, at least we're not sure yet, so let's keep those 🥶 parkas on standby, just in case!
https://e360.yale.edu/features/amoc-climate-change #AtlanticCurrent #OceanScience #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalImpact #WeatherPreparedness #HackerNews #ngated
Why Fears Are Growing Over the Fate of a Key Atlantic Current

Scientists are increasingly worried that a vast system of ocean circulation, which delivers warmth to northern Europe and impacts climate globally, is at risk of collapse. Mounting evidence suggests it may be nearing a tipping point, though the research is far from certain.

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