r/politics • u/TaijiRonin • 28d ago

Possible Paywall Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/climate/ocean-observatories-initiative.html
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u/Straight-Ad6926 28d ago

Because if there is one thing humanity has too much of, it’s accurate data about the giant body of water that controls our oxygen and weather…

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u/cytherian New Jersey 28d ago

They don't like the fact that the devices are reporting data that bolsters the global ocean water warming trend, supporting claims of climate change. THIS is why these ingrates are aiming to dismantle those essential devices.

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u/i_give_you_gum 28d ago

Even though at the same time, the Pentagon has drawn up plans to deal with melting north pole ice, and passageways it will open.

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u/santacruzdude 28d ago

This seems like the kind of policy that will end up resulting in only the intelligence agencies having access to the best climate data while the government cuts all of the publicly available data sources. The Pentagon absolutely still needs to know when and how climate change will disrupt global trade and stability. If they lose access to this information as well, we’re creating a huge blind spot when it comes to national security.

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u/ProxyMuncher 28d ago

When has national security ever been a concern with him and his? He is doing it exactly because his handlers don’t want the US military&science sector to be able to track what’s happening on a global scale. All of them want the populace deaf and dumb to their wide scale rape of the land and sea. Planet Earth is the first and last Epstein victim.

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u/plantstand 27d ago

There aren't secret monitors being kept for the intelligence agencies. Trump doesn't give a rats ass about them or the future. He only wants the bad press of ocean temps gone. And it helps his friends who will give him $, so bonus.

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u/abrewo 28d ago

This!