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Red Sea Mysteries

December 10, 2018

The Red Sea has a number of curious characteristics that are not seen in other oceans. It is extremely warm, surface waters often reach over 86° Fahrenheit, and the waters evaporate rapidly making the sea extremely salty. Its currents also change direction in summer and winter. All of this and more intrigues MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Viviane Menezes who has begun investigating the Red Seas’ many mysteries. (Illustration by Natalie Renier, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)