Trump Scraps Ocean Sensors Providing Crucial Data on Climate, Flooding
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Trump Scraps Ocean Sensors Providing Crucial Data on Climate, Flooding

Jun 4th, 2026 • 5 minView Source

The Trump administration’s decision to dismantle most of a $386 million federal ocean-observing network will leave scientists without an irreplaceable source of data used to understand how climate change is affecting crucial currents and marine ecosystems and increasing coastal flooding. …

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