Belize's Great Blue Hole has been studied by scientists who discovered that its 30-meter sediment core serves as a 5,700-year weather archive. This core provides evidence of extreme weather, including 574 storm events over millennia. The research, led by Dr. Dominik Schmitt, highlights that the unique underwater conditions have preserved storm deposits that reveal a significant increase in the frequency of hurricanes and tropical storms, showcasing a concerning trend in climate change that surpasses the limits of human historical records.
The sediment core extracted from Belize's Great Blue Hole reveals a 5,700-year archive of storm events, indicating worsening weather patterns and frequency of extreme weather.
Researchers found 574 storm events in the sediment layers, providing a deeper understanding of climate fluctuations and hurricane cycles beyond the available instrumental data.
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