The United States has removed hundreds of deep-sea instruments used to monitor the impact of climate change on marine environments, alarming scientists as the United Nations marks World Oceans Day.

Experts say dismantling the ocean observation system will ‘severely degrade’ the accuracy of weather predictions

A rede de sensores, bóias e instrumentos autónomos conhecida como Iniciativa dos Observatórios Oceânicos será despojada de quase toda a infra-estrutura subaquática.