AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoOcean monitoring fight: U.S. senators and House committees are pushing the National Science Foundation to reverse plans to dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a $386m network of 900+ sensors that includes sites off Greenland—removals are set to start soon and critics call it a politically driven “descoping” with no scientific review. Arctic deep-sea life: Greenland-linked iceberg debris is reshaping the seafloor: melting icebergs are dropping rocks that create rare hard-bottom habitat for sponges, corals and other organisms 2,500 metres down. North Atlantic “cold blob” watch: Scientists report a cooling patch near Greenland that may reflect weakening Atlantic circulation (AMOC), raising stakes for weather and climate risk in Europe and North America. Shipping air pollution controls: The IMO has adopted a new North-East Atlantic Emission Control Area covering Greenland and linking to the Canadian Arctic ECA, tightening NOx, SOx and particle limits with entry into force in 2027. Greenland expedition: The sailboat Nord Hus is continuing a Greenland coast data-gathering voyage and reconnecting with communities it visited decades ago.
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