Expanding Ocean Observations to Aid Climate Forecasting
November 2, 2017
10/31/17 – The US government should mount a comprehensive effort to study the ocean on a sustained basis over 10 years to gain information essential for monitoring and forecasting changes in Earth’s climate, says a new report from an influential science advisory group. In the same spirit, a policy analyst has argued in Issues for paying added attention to the ocean and its role in a variety of national concerns, recommending that the job be assigned to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which would be greatly expanded using funds redirected from NASA.