«Not only does this discovery make it one of the most geologically interesting bodies in the solar system, it also implies two - way communication between the exterior and
interior — a way to move material from the surface into the
ocean — a process which has significant implications for Europa's potential as a habitable
world.»
Gov / Museums / Aquaria / Scientific, Environmental and Research Organizations: National Park Service, US Department of the
Interior, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Aquarium (Baltimore), Georgia Aquarium (Atlanta), John Shedd Aquarium (Chicago), American Museum of Natural History (NY), Monterey Bay Aquarium, Florida Aquarium, Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific, Royal Ontario Museum (Canada), Scripps Institute of Oceanography Steven Birch Aquarium, Newport Aquarium (Kentucky), Denver Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles Zoo, Columbus Zoo, Houston Zoo, Artis Zoo (Amsterdam), Oregon Zoo, Calgary Zoo,
World Wildlife Fund, Sea Shepard Society, Defenders of Wildlife, International Fund for Animal Welfare, ASPCA, Wildlife Conservation Society, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Point Reyes National Marine Sanctuary, Southern Methodist University, University of Southern California, Catalina Conservation Society,
Ocean Conservancy, Oceana, New England Aquarium, Siam
Ocean World, Harvard Museum, Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research, Project AWARE.
This lapse of temperature data of the
ocean's
interior led to the scientific question over whether the
world hit a «global warming pause» in the early 2000s, which fueled debates in congress over whether climate change is real.