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deep-ocean monitoring system
Coverage of deep-ocean monitoring system in the Nexus archive.
- Alaskans Reel From the Loss of National Science Foundation Ocean-Monitoring Instruments
Alaskans are experiencing anxiety due to the federal government's decommissioning of a deepwater sensor system in the nation's fastest-warming state, which is home to a multi-billion-dollar fishing industry and storm-prone coastal communities. Scientists describe the decision as ill-timed and wrong-headed given Alaska's rapid temperature rise and reliance on ocean monitoring.