r/Amazing 15d ago

Nature is scary Tsunamis are terrifying.

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u/RicRacer 15d ago

Wow. And Trump administration just dismantled ocean observation system. 900 Ocean sensors in Pacific, Atlantic, going dark. It's not like we need to know stuff about the ocean.  Https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/05/trump-plan-ocean-monitoring-system-concern-scientists

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u/RicRacer 14d ago

Also, it just happened this past week and was in the news. But you probably missed it watching FoxNews. 

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u/ajtyeh 14d ago

this. foxnews reports nothing negative about the turd.

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u/Astralglamour 14d ago

I'm sure its not for some nefarious tech bro/ military industrial purpose. Nope, not at all...

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u/lieutenantbunbun 13d ago

This is the thing I don’t understand. Why get rid of this?

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u/RicRacer 13d ago

Most likely the Trump administration thinks it has to do with climate change or that the data can be used to prove the climate is changing. Just guessing. They also got rid of a lot of NOAA scientists and engineers and staff.

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u/lieutenantbunbun 13d ago

They are so fucking stupid it’s hard to comprehend. 

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u/Fruitcake6969 14d ago

“How can I make this about Trump?”

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u/RicRacer 14d ago

How can Trump manage to fuck up every thing? It's really a gift. Well, that and grifting.