Hurricanes create powerful changes deep in the ocean, study reveals
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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 28-Jun-2025 02:10 ET (28-Jun-2025 06:10 GMT/UTC)
A group of researchers on an oceanic research expedition ran into a hurricane and turned it to their advantage, studying the water in the storm's wake. Professor Michael Beman and his team discovered that powerful storms draw deep-water low-oxygen zones closer to the ocean's surface, along with the organisms that inhabit them, creating smorgasbords for some sea creatures but potentially endangering those that depend on higher oxygen concentrations for survival.
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