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"The world’s oceans are buffering us from the worst climate impacts by taking
up more than 90% of the excess heat generated by greenhouse gas emissions. This
has warmed them by 0.88℃ (on average globally), according to the latest climate
report released this week.
The warming of the ocean affects marine ecosystems, drives changes in ocean
circulation and heat distribution, and strongly influences atmospheric weather
systems. All these processes are critically important to the health of our
planet.
Scientists measure subsurface ocean temperature around the world, but there is
a coastal gap in those measurements. This is where fishing, aquaculture,
recreation and ocean managers need good data the most.
MetService’s Moana Project is changing that. We have joined forces with the
commercial fishing sector to deploy sensors on vessels nationwide to gain
insights into how ocean temperatures are changing near the coast."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
