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US scientists turn to sharks for help with hurricane prediction

A diver touches a shark named Ritinha,  during an animal oracle-inspired activity at the AquaRio Marine Aquarium in Rio de Janeiro, June 3, 2026.
File photo of a diver and shark named Ritinha taken at the AquaRio Marine Aquarium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 3, 2026. © Bruna Prado, AP

Researchers at the University of Delaware are set to tag sharks off the US East Coast with small electronic devices for collecting data that could prove useful for 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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