Scientists took a 98-foot core sample from the bottom of the Great Blue Hole off the coast of Belize to uncover patterns of tropical cyclones over the last 5,700 years. . | Credit: Schafer & Hill ...

Tropical storms have been steadily increasing in frequency over the past 5,700 years, new evidence from sediment in the Great Blue Hole reveals, with a massive spike in the past two decades.

Belize's Great Blue Hole is one of Earth's most mysterious features. Anyone peering into the 125 metre (410ft) deep pit will wonder what secrets and stories lie beneath. Now, scientists have ...

Great Blue Hole, Coast of Belize. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) / Public Domain A new study from a team of international scientists has revealed that Belize’s Great Blue Hole contains a ...

An expedition to the bottom of the Great Blue Hole off the coast of Belize in Central America has returned with a cargo of worrying information. After studying a 30-meter (98-foot) sediment core ...

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A new study analyzed a sediment core from the Great Blue Hole in Belize and found that storms have steadily been increasing in region for the past 5,700 years. However, recent sediment layers ...

The Great Blue Hole in the middle of the sea fascinated researchers and adventurers for decades. Though attempts to map its depths were made before, advanced technology helped get a better look. This ...