Why is America switching off its climate warning system?

As scientists monitor the development of a potentially powerful El Niño event in the Pacific and continue to investigate major Earth systems like the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the quality and continuity of our climate observations have arguably never been more important. Recent proposals affecting US climate monitoring programmes have raised serious concerns among researchers about the future of long-running datasets from ocean observatories and iconic locations like Mauna Loa. So, what exactly is being lost. And what might the consequences be? 🎉 Hoodie Giveaway Winners 🎉 Thanks to everyone who took part – I’ve now randomly selected the 10 winners: @lorenzoventura7701 @neilgarcia9127 @mikaellinberger6645 @angelaanderson2662 @marsupialdungbucket @annieellison2046 @joshMorland @catherinegreen8440 @rivmey @michaelreid2329 If you’re on this list, congratulations! Please email me at [email protected] within 28 days, quoting your YouTube handle, so we can verify your identity. Thanks again to everyone who entered – really appreciate the support for the channel 👍 Help support this channel's independence at   / justhaveathink   Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justhave... Reference Links Guardian Article https://www.theguardian.com/environme... PBS reporting https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/tru... New Scientist article https://www.newscientist.com/article/... Climate Facts - The Mauna Loa observatory https://climatefactchecks.org/worlds-... New York Times update article (may be paywall protected - sorry!) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/cl... Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators Simon Clark:    / simonoxfphys   ClimateTown:    / @climatetown   Dr Gilbz    / @drgilbz   zentouro:    / zentouro   Climate Adam:    / climateadam   Kurtis Baute:    / scopeofscience   Sarah Karvner:    / @sarahkarver   Beckisphere:    / @beckisphere   Our Changing Climate :    / @ourchangingclimate