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Silver Beach area after the Hurricane of 1938.

Silver Beach area after the Hurricane of 1938.
Silver Beach area after the Hurricane of 1938.
Silver Beach area after the Hurricane of 1938.
Silver Beach area after the Hurricane of 1938.
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Silver Beach area after the Hurricane of 1938.
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09/21/1938
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Hurricane of 1938.
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A view of Silver Beach in North Falmouth, Mass., after the hurricane of 1938 is a reminder of the damage hurricanes can cause. Jeff Donnelly and colleagues in the WHOI Coastal Systems Group are reconstructing the history of past storms over the past 3,000 years by analyzing sediments taken from salt marshes, coastal ponds, and blue holes. The research will help scientists understand the factors that spawn hurricanes and help predict hurricane frequency and intensities in the future. Meanwhile, WHOI oceanographer Steve Jayne is using new floats, launched from airplanes into the ocean in front of hurricanes, to measure heat content in the upper ocean and help improve forecasts of hurricane intensities.
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A look at Silver Beach in North Falmouth, Ma., after the hurricane of 1938 shows the extensive damage a hurricane can do to the coast. Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution are trying to better understand future storms by understanding past hurricanes. By analyzing sediments from core samples taken from salt marshes along the New England coast, researchers are able to construct a record of major hurricane activity stretching back 600 to 1,000 years - well beyond the meteorological data. Such a long record may allow scientists to estimate the long-term return rates of intense, land-falling hurricanes.
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