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marine heat waves
Coverage of marine heat waves in the Nexus archive.
- Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cuts
A critical ocean monitoring network, the Ocean Observatories Initiative, will be dismantled by 2027 due to funding cuts from the National Science Foundation, impacting climate and marine data collection. Scientists warn the loss will hinder tracking of oceanographic signals, especially during an upcoming El Niño event.