US Will Dismantle The Ocean Observatories Initiative - CleanTechnica

Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cuts

NSF dismantles Ocean Observatories Initiative (900+ sensors, $386M, 10-year data) by 2027 due to 55% budget cuts. Signals end of federal basic science commitment — climate and weather models lose subsurface ocean data mid-crisis (El Niño, marine heat waves).