UK to join EU’s new ocean monitoring system to predict extreme weather
The UK government has announced it will join the EU's OceanEye initiative, a major marine monitoring program designed to improve weather forecasting and climate change tracking. This move is part of a broader effort to strengthen UK-EU relations while addressing global gaps in ocean observation.
Why it matters
International cooperation on climate data is critical for predicting extreme weather events and managing global marine resources.
Melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean at Svalbard in Norway. Melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean at Svalbard in Norway. Climate crisis UK to join EU ocean science scheme to better predict extreme weather events Cooperation on OceanEye, which aims to create ‘real-time’ model of world’s oceans, comes amid efforts to boost EU ties
Prefer the Guardian on Google Britain is to join a major new ocean science programme, led by the EU, to better forecast extreme weather and climate events, the environment secretary is to announce in New York.
The announcement on Wednesday will come as Andy Burnham’s government aims to rebuild the UK’s relationship with Europe, and follows warnings this year’s “supersized” El Niño, tracked in the Pacific Ocean , will fuel more extreme weather globally.
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