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NNadir

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11. The question is however, will the instruments be damaged or destroyed?
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 02:24 PM
Jun 5

We are going certainly lose data points to be sure. It may howver be possible to reconstruct some of it. The ocean behaves as it does with or without measurement.

It seems we lost this year's maximum at the Mauna Loa CO2 Observatory. This was probably from poor instrument maintenance. It looks like the analysis was failing on precision from the graphic on the hourly readings. This never happened before the orange pedophile was installed.

That is of course irretrievable at this laboratory, but not fatal. I would imagine that other nations or academic labs are collecting data of these types. I don't know that but I'm guessing.

The guy is antiscience buffoon of and damage to science is increasingly outrageous. If he dies soon enough and if the elections go well, overall it will be a blip one hopes.

This will probably not be like the case observed in nuclear engineering in the United States where the knowledge base contracted over some decades because of the malign efforts of ignoramuses.

Science is now far more international, and the collapse of the United States, while regrettable, will not be the collapse of science itself I think.



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Questions about Ocean Sensors destruction: [View all] littlemissmartypants Jun 2 OP
People need to start ignoring Trmp's orders. Just tell him "Yeah, we did that -- it's finished". eppur_se_muova Jun 2 #1
I thought this would happen at the beginning of his term. I'm shocked at the people going along with it, especially the LT Barclay Jun 2 #4
Guaranteed, Everyday is a new shocking loss. Zackzzzz Jun 2 #2
I guess their goal must be to accelerate human extinction cynical_idealist Jun 2 #3
The guys at Marvel comics knew. Watch Avengers Endgame. The wealthy apparently know 2 things: The world's problems LT Barclay Jun 2 #5
You know who might be VERY annoyed about this ? THE NAY VEE, and the Intelligence communities. eppur_se_muova Jun 2 #6
Excellent point!! I can't imagine that the USCG or the Maritime Industry is too happy either. littlemissmartypants Jun 2 #7
I'm not convinced he's going to destroy the instruments, so much as stop monitoring them. I don't know that... NNadir Jun 2 #8
The USN has been ordered to pull them out of the water. littlemissmartypants Jun 5 #10
The question is however, will the instruments be damaged or destroyed? NNadir Jun 5 #11
I appreciate your reply. Time will tell. ... littlemissmartypants Jun 5 #12
Dismay as Trump officials to dismantle key ocean monitoring system OKIsItJustMe Jun 6 #16
TY ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jun 7 #17
Arguing from ignorance is not scientific OKIsItJustMe Jun 5 #13
❤️ littlemissmartypants Jun 7 #18
U.S. to Dismantle System Tracking Atlantic Currents That Are at Risk of Collapse OKIsItJustMe Jun 6 #14
Announcement on NSF OOI Descoping OKIsItJustMe Jun 6 #15
Critical dependence of global ocean heat monitoring on the ocean observing system OKIsItJustMe Jun 5 #9
I guess as a daughter of a career, USCG Captain and lover of the planet, especially the beach... littlemissmartypants Jun 7 #19
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