The Trump administration is planning to dismantle the U.S. ocean observation system, according to Bluesky. Scientists are expressing concern that the removal of marine monitoring equipment will severely degrade the accuracy of weather predictions and El Niño forecasts, as reported by the Guardian and Bluesky. The U.S. ocean observation system plays a major part in a global ocean observation network, according to the Guardian. Decommissioning the system will lead to a massive increase in error in the annual estimates of ocean heating rates, the Guardian reported. The removal of marine monitoring equipment will also hinder future assessment of hurricane intensification and AMOC shutdown, according to Bluesky. Scientists have warned of economic consequences from dismantling the ocean observation system.