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WHOI prepares for 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season

WHOI researchers Lizzy Soranna (front left), Lizzie Wallace (front right), and Nicole D'Entremont head out to conduct hurricane research in an azure-colored marine sinkhole—formally known as a blue hole—off Caicos Island in the Caribbean. They collected sediment samples from the bottom of the hole to learn more about the characteristics of Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm that passed over the area in early September of 2017. (Photo by Rose Palermo, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution).

Hurricane Clues from a Caribbean Blue Hole

Captains and first mates of whaling ships kept daily logs of weather information during each voyage, including wind speed and direction, sea conditions, air temperature, and other variables. Researchers can use these weather records to gain a better understanding of climate conditions we face today. (Photo by Justin Buchli)

Mining climate clues from our whaling past

Captains and first mates of whaling ships kept daily logs of weather information during each voyage, including wind speed and direction, sea conditions, air temperature, and other variables. Researchers can use these weather records to gain a better understanding of climate conditions we face today. (Photo by Justin Buchli)

Mining climate clues from our whaling past

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Study Finds No Direct Link Between North Atlantic Ocean Currents, Sea Level Along New England Coast

wind farm - cable

A new way of “seeing” offshore wind power cables

Harnessing the Power

Harnessing the Power

Gliders Reveal Tango Between Hurricanes and the Gulf Stream

Gliders Reveal Tango Between Hurricanes and the Gulf Stream

Tracking a Snow Globe of Microplastics

Tracking a Snow Globe of Microplastics

The Secret Tuna Nursery

The Secret Tuna Nursery

On (and Below) the Waterfront

On (and Below) the Waterfront

The Living Breathing Ocean

The Living Breathing Ocean

Mysteries of the Red Sea

Mysteries of the Red Sea

The Current that Feeds the Galápagos

The Current that Feeds the Galápagos

Can We Improve Monsoon Forecasts?

Can We Improve Monsoon Forecasts?

Autonomous Ocean Vehicles Supply Key Data on Hurricane Florence

Autonomous Ocean Vehicles Supply Key Data on Hurricane Florence

The Recipe for a Harmful Algal Bloom

The Recipe for a Harmful Algal Bloom

A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Ocean

A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Ocean