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After bipartisan backlash in Congress, the National Science Foundation halted plans to remove equipment from the Ocean Observatories Initiative, will convene experts to chart a sustainable path forward, and pledged to redeploy remaining assets rather than further descale the decade-old, 900-instrument network that provides vital climate data.
The National Science Foundation reversed its plan to dismantle the ocean-observing network after public outcry, keeping the program intact to continue collecting vital oceanographic and climate data.
The National Science Foundation announced a plan to descope the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a $368 million, 900-instrument deep-sea network that has provided data on ocean currents, climate variability, and marine ecosystems since 2016. The phased removal of in-water infrastructure at sites off North Carolina, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and in the Irminger Sea will take about 15 months and ends continuous monitoring after more than a decade. Scientists and Democratic lawmakers criticized the move as short-sighted and warned it could create a data gap and complicate future rebuilding, even as NSF says the program is not canceled and aims to prioritize evolving priorities and technologies.
Unseasonably cool weather continues through Labor Day weekend with temperatures in the 40s and 70s, a dry spell, and a chance of rain arriving Thursday, followed by even cooler air next week, with a potential for more rain and a brief warm-up mid-month.
Researchers suggest that during the last ice age, the first humans to reach the Americas may have traveled along a sea ice "highway" in Beringia, providing another piece to the puzzle of how humans crossed into North America. Climate data and ocean modeling indicate that sea ice may have been used as a platform for migration, potentially aiding the journey from Asia to North America. This finding challenges previous theories and highlights the adaptability of ancient migrants to rapidly changing conditions.
Global temperatures have reached record-breaking levels for the fourth consecutive day, likely making them the highest in at least 100,000 years, according to scientists. The global average daily temperature on Thursday was 17.23 degrees Celsius (63.01 degrees Fahrenheit), surpassing the previous record set in 2016. While the records are based on data sets dating back to the mid-20th century, scientists believe these temperatures are the warmest the planet has experienced in a much longer time period. The combination of El Niño and the human-caused climate crisis is driving temperatures higher, emphasizing the urgent need to reduce fossil fuel consumption.