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Could sharks make good hurricane hunters? Why scientists say they can help with forecasts
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Date:2025-04-16 14:30:05
You may have heard of Sharknado. Now consider "Hurrishark."
But unlike in the popular sci-fi comedy film, where sharks fall from tornadoes in man-eating frenzies, researchers are finding a real-life stormy drama in which sharks' heightened senses at sea offer huge untapped potential to improve hurricane forecast models — a prospect far from science fiction.
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