U.S. to Dismantle System Tracking Atlantic Currents That Are at Risk of Collapse
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- The Trump administration is dismantling an ocean observation system with over 900 instruments in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
- The system, designed to run for 25 years, provides critical data on ocean currents like the AMOC, which may be nearing a collapse tipping point.
- Democrats in Congress plan to fight the dismantling, citing concerns about climate change and fossil fuel influence.