US scientists turn to sharks for help with hurricane prediction
- From the killer shark of "Jaws" to the tornado-tossed predators of the "Sharknado" movies, films long have portrayed sharks as objects of summer fear.
- But when a shark cuts through the waters off the US East Coast, it now may be doing more than hunting.
- It may also be gathering data that helps scientists understand the potential intensity of a hurricane before it makes landfall.
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- From the killer shark of "Jaws" to the tornado-tossed predators of the "Sharknado" movies, films long have portrayed sharks as objects of summer fear.
- But when a shark cuts through the waters off the US East Coast, it now may be doing more than hunting.
- It may also be gathering data that helps scientists understand the potential intensity of a hurricane before it makes landfall.
Sources: France 24