Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring System NYT - Top Stories By: Maxine Joselow 18 June 2026 at 16:21 The reversal comes after the Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to block the removal of deep-sea monitoring instruments. © Darlene Trew Crist/WHOI, via Associated PressA data-collecting buoy off the Carolina coast. The National Science Foundation was planning to begin removing hundreds of ocean instruments that measure ocean data this month.
Tropical Storm Arthur Prompts Rare Forecast Warning for the Southeast NYT - Top Stories By: Judson Jones 18 June 2026 at 15:24 The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur are raising the risk of flooding across the Gulf Coast. © Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesFloodwaters rose in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday.