ππ§ͺRead about FY2027 appropriations updates for NASA, NOAA and NSFπ
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Ocean observatories are a critical resource for studying climate change and detecting disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis.
Trump is erasing years of innovation and advancement.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/ocean-observatories-go-dark-off-pacific-northwest-coast
Congress has taken its first formal step in pushing back against the Administrationβs proposed cuts to science funding for fiscal year 2027 (FY27). The House Appropriations Committeeβs FY27 Commerceβ¦
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The Trump administration has quietly removed an array of floating ocean observatories from waters off the Washington and Oregon coasts, KUOW has learned.
To see how important US science is, consider measurements of changes in ocean heat content. US data are ~53% of the total. Over half!
But removing the US data is worse than randomly removing 80% of the total data, because unlike other countries, the US makes measurements everywhere. π§ͺπ
π Recording now online!
How do humpback whales adapt to a changing Antarctic ecosystem?
π @jennyallen13.bsky.social explores the rise of bubble-net feeding in the Antarctic Peninsula and what it reveals about ecosystem change.
βΆοΈ youtu.be/vIDh5HvoArc
H1B visas were historically key for postdocs and research scientists (and future PIs and professors) - and the fee threatened to totally derail that pipeline. This is good news.
www.nature.com
International collaboration has facilitated a global ocean observing system, providing data to measure ocean heat content at a resolution that enables the tracking of climate change. This study looks ...
YouTube video by Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS)
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A masterpiece of science communication by Craig McLean, former Chief Scientist of NOAA, in response to the outrageous and dangerous new proposal that would give Trump officials more control over scientific research grants (the OMB debacle) π§ͺ
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This thread. Wow.
"I could no longer stop the system from auto-inviting "reviewers" with zero relevant expertise. Even worse - the AI began actively revoking the invitations I manually sent out to actual, qualified experts."
π New ways to eat: ecological influences on novel feeding in WAP humpback whales:
Join the WAPSA working group in a webinar featuring a talk by @jennyallen13.bsky.social (University of St Andrews) on 7 May 2026 at 13:00 UTC.
Everyone welcome! Register here: buff.ly/SJjef6B
π£ Call for nominations: WSDML RWG Leadership Team
Join a collaborative international team helping coordinate observations & research in the Weddell Sea & Dronning Maud Land region
Build connections, foster collaboration & help guide regional priorities
ποΈ DL: 23 June
π soos.aq/opportunitie...
Meade Krosby
Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS)
Iβve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. π