Reacción a "Sea surface temperatures have reached record levels for this time of year"

The ocean is an integral part of our climate system; understanding the changes it is undergoing and monitoring them is essential to being able to predict, in the short, medium and long term, how these changes will affect us.

In the geopolitical context, the Copernicus marine and climate change monitoring system is a tool that must be preserved and strengthened. Now that one of the major scientific powers – until recently the US – has not only threatened to dismantle its counterpart programme at NOAA, but is also launching a full-scale attack on science and the professionals dedicated to it, it is time for Europe to step up, including in the marine sector.