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February 12, 2015

Monster hurricanes hit northeast in past warm ocean periods
Amherst MA (SPX) Feb 12, 2015
Scientists have released evidence of historically unprecedented hurricane activity along the northeast coast of what would become the United States between about 800 to 1700 years ago, which was associated with warmer ocean temperatures similar to levels we may expect in coming centuries with climate change and ocean warming. Geoscientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) say new evidence they analyzed in sediment deposits from Cape Cod show ... read more

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