美国削减资金威胁到南极研究,危及全球气候监测和海平面上升风险的恶化。 U.S. funding cuts threaten Antarctic research, endangering global climate monitoring and worsening sea level rise risks.

南极洲在全球气候监管中的关键作用正受到威胁,因为美国削减了对极地科学的资助,包括拟议削减国家科学基金会的经费,以及将破冰者Nathaniel B. Palmer退役,扰乱了重要的研究。 Antarctica’s critical role in global climate regulation is under threat as U.S. funding cuts to polar science, including proposed reductions to the National Science Foundation and the decommissioning of the icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer, disrupt vital research. 科学家警告说,Denman和Thwaites等冰川融化会显著提高海平面,而海水冰层的减少则会通过反馈循环加速升温。 Scientists warn that melting glaciers like Denman and Thwaites could raise sea levels significantly, while declining sea ice accelerates warming through a feedback loop. 尽管包括澳大利亚、日本和法国在内的各国之间正在开展国际合作,但资助不稳定、CSIRO的裁员以及美国航天局长期海冰卫星数据的损失正在破坏气候监测,迫使研究人员优先获取资源,而不是从事科学研究。 Despite ongoing international collaboration among nations including Australia, Japan, and France, funding instability, job cuts at CSIRO, and the loss of NASA’s long-term sea ice satellite data are undermining climate monitoring and forcing researchers to prioritize securing resources over conducting science.