The UK is set to join the EU-led OceanEye initiative, a groundbreaking ocean science program designed to develop a real-time digital model of the world’s oceans. The move, to be announced in New York, aligns with efforts to strengthen post-Brexit cooperation between Britain and Europe while addressing growing concerns over extreme weather patterns. This comes as scientists warn that this year’s intensified El Niño phenomenon in the Pacific could exacerbate global climate disruptions. The project aims to improve forecasting of severe weather events linked to oceanic changes.
Cooperation on OceanEye, which aims to create ‘real-time’ model of world’s oceans, comes amid efforts to boost EU tiesUK politics live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesBritain 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. Continue reading...
