UK to join EU ocean monitoring scheme amid climate concerns

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Sept, 15:50 · Archive

Britain is joining a new EU-led ocean science programme to help forecast extreme weather and climate events.

The UK will participate in OceanEye, a major ocean monitoring system led by the European Union designed to better predict extreme weather and climate events. The announcement will be made in New York and comes as the government seeks to strengthen ties with the EU.

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• UK to join EU’s new global ocean monitoring system to predict extreme weatherCooperation on OceanEye, which aims to better anticipate climate events, comes amid efforts to boost ties with bloc UK politics live – latest updates Europe live – latest updates Britain is to join a major new ocean science programme, led by the EU, to better forecast extreme weather and climate events, it will announce today in New York. The announcement comes as Andy Burnham’s government aims to rebuild the UK’s relationship with Europe, and follows warnings that this year’s “supersized” El Niño, tracked in the Pacific Ocean, will fuel more extreme weather globally. Continue reading...The Guardian · 23 Sept, 15:24
• UK to join new EU ocean science scheme amid El Nino concernsBritain is to join a major new ocean science programme led by the European Union, as Andy Burnham's government seeks closer ties with the bloc.Sky News · 23 Sept, 05:00

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