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Autonomous Ocean Vehicles Supply Key Data on Hurricane Florence

Autonomous Ocean Vehicles Supply Key Data on Hurricane Florence

With Hurricane Florence bearing down on the North Carolina coast, researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have mobilized autonomous vehicles and instruments to track changes in the ocean ahead of and beneath Florence.

Ocean & Human Lives

Forecasting Future Hurricanes

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New Air-Launched Devices Help Study Hurricanes

New Air-Launched Devices Help Study Hurricanes

A new breed of autonomous profiling “ALAMO” floats is giving scientists and forecasters a look at the way hurricanes grow or fade as they mix the ocean in their path.

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Radioisotopes in the Ocean

Radioisotopes in the Ocean

» 日本語版

The release of radioisotopes from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in March 2011 amounts to the largest-ever accidental release of radiation to the ocean. It came mostly in the form of iodine-131, […]

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Japan's Triple Disaster

Japan’s Triple Disaster

» 日本語版

The chain of calamity now known as Japan’s Triple Disaster began with a massive rupture in the ocean floor.

At 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2011, below the seafloor off the country’s northeast coast, […]

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Lessons from the 2011 Japan Quake

When the ground in Japan started shaking on March 11, 2011, the Japanese, who are well accustomed to earthquakes, knew this time was different. They weren’t surprised—the fault that ruptured has a long record of […]

What Makes the Great Ocean Currents Flow?

What Makes the Great Ocean Currents Flow?