AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoOcean Monitoring in the Crosshairs: The Trump administration is dismantling the Ocean Observatories Initiative, including removing 900+ deep-sea instruments from key Atlantic and Pacific sites near Greenland and Iceland—researchers warn the data loss could last for decades and can’t be easily restored. North Atlantic “Cold Blob” & AMOC Risk: New studies link a stubbornly cooling patch south of Greenland to a weakening Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, raising fears of a climate tipping point with knock-on impacts for Europe and beyond. Greenland Icebergs Surge: A Nature study finds Greenland iceberg calving has quadrupled since 2000, boosting hard-bottom habitat on the deep seafloor and reshaping Arctic ecosystems—while also increasing hazards for shipping. El Niño Starts: NOAA has declared El Niño underway, with forecasts pointing to a potentially very strong event that could amplify global weather disruption. Arctic Seafloor Life: Researchers report new deep-sea ecosystems in the Fram Strait seeded by debris-carrying icebergs, showing how rapidly changing ice is reshaping habitats.
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