Government Shutdown Pulls Plug on Public Access to Ocean Data [View all]

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As the federal government closes down today—including vast portions of the agencies that help study and protect our ocean—the impacts are quickly being felt far beyond just the federal employees that are being sent home.

Non-government scientists, academics, state and local officials, and even schoolchildren who rely on ocean data provided by the government will find that many of the websites that deliver this valuable information have now been taken down.

In fact, if you try to go to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s website right now, you’ll get a message saying, “Due to the federal government shutdown, NOAA.gov and most associated websites are unavailable.”

Want to access ocean data from the Integrated Ocean Observing System? Too bad.

Looking to access some of the science done by the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research? Nice try.


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http://blog.oceanconservancy.org/2013/10/01/government-shutdown-pulls-plug-on-public-access-to-ocean-data/