Deep sea observation system that tracks climate change saved from disassembly

Researchers pull in a surface buoy that’s part of the Coastal Endurance Array on the West Coast, one of five stations in the national Ocean Observatories Initiative. (Photo courtesy of Kim Kenny/OSU)
A critical deep ocean observation network that includes a long-standing station off the coast of Alaska has been saved from getting dismantled. As first reported by the New York Times, the Trump administration dropped its plan to get rid of the ocean and climate tracking system after the U.S.