They say this can provide important information about how ocean conditions change over time and how corals react to climate change.

VOA: special.2010.08.10

The stations provide information to many national tsunami information centers and several deep ocean sensors.

VOA: special.2009.03.17

UNESCO-IOC is co-founder of the Ocean Acidification network, a central source of information for ocean scientists on research activities in this area.

UNESCO: EDUCATION

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (UNESCO-IOC) is the UN body for ocean science, observations, data and information exchange, and ocean services such as tsunami warning systems.

UNESCO: CULTURE

This Ocean forecasting system could generate crucial forecast information, such as ocean circulation, sea surface temperature, wave height, to serve the needs of a variety of human activities related to marine hazards mitigation, oil and gas exploration, fisheries, navigation, marine parks management and coastal recreational activities.

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