Exactly and well said. Science journalism especially is interpreting complex science for an ever changing policy world.

I think that’s what ground penetrating radar does. Maybe it could map salt water density variation, if that’s what you’re thinking.

In the Atlantic Ocean, Subtle Shifts Hint at Dramatic Dangers (Published 2021) A warming atmosphere is causing a branch of the ocean’s powerful Gulf Stream to weaken, some scientists fear.

It is also a reminder of the challenge journalists and news audiences face to accept that our understanding of how complex systems work is limited & changeable; models are imperfect; even the most beautiful of stories may need updating. The NYT story: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

New study finds that critical ocean current has not declined in the last 60 years Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) helps to regulate the Earth’s climate and weather

News from Woods Hole says AMOC has not changed in the last 60 years; & is not collapsing. This seems to reverse concerns centered in 2021 in a fabulous data viz story by Jeremy White and Moises Velasquez-Manoff at the @nytimes.com. This is science checking science.
www.whoi.edu/press-room/n...

Is there a link between #ClimateChange & increasing risk/severity of #wildfire in California--including the still-unfolding disaster? Yes. Is climate change the only factor at play? No, of course not. So what's really going on? [Thread] #CAfire #CAwx #LAfires iopscience.iop.org/a...

Cavers reach new depths in Montana's Tears of the Turtle Cave An expedition into the deepest known cave in the continental United States, hidden in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, pushes nearly a half mile underground. How much lower does it go?

Just when you thought you were in over your head ... Bowman Leigh takes it to new depths in @thepulp.org. thepulp.org/new-depths-i...