“The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has been of great importance to our understanding of the monsoon.But NOAA has been identified by President Trump for downsizing and big cuts,” he said.Ramesh said the NOAA collects global data on parameters like temperature, salinity, and sea levels that are crucial for modelling monsoon behaviour. Ocean data used for monsoon forecasts since 2009 has come largely from NOAA, he pointed out.The Congress leader further said the NOAA contributes to about 40 per cent of the subsurface observations in the Indian Ocean while India contributes around 11 per cent.”Actually it is not just for India– NOAA is a global public good essential to monitoring and managing climate change. It faces an uncertain future. It also means India will have to enhance its own research capacity and capability in earth sciences very significantly,” he said.
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