{
  "id": 304535,
  "title": "US scientists turn to sharks for help with hurricane prediction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/us-scientists-turn-to-sharks-for-help-with-hurricane-prediction",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-08T10:17:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/science/20260808-sharks-tapped-help-with-hurricane-prediction"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Researchers at the University of Delaware are tagging sharks off the US East Coast with electronic devices to collect data that could help predict hurricanes. The devices, called CTD tags, measure ocean conditions such as electrical conductivity, temperature, and depth.\n\nAccording to Channel News Asia, this project uses sharks as mobile near-real-time ocean-data observers. The data collected will inform oceanographic, atmospheric, and climate models.\n\nThe University of Delaware's principal investigator, Aaron Carlisle, noted that animal-borne sensors have been used successfully in the past, particularly on elephant seals in polar regions.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Scientists turn to sharks to improve hurricane predictions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/scientists-turn-to-sharks-to-improve-hurricane-predictions",
        "published": "2026-08-08T09:04:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Scientists turn to sharks to improve hurricane predictions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/scientists-turn-to-sharks-to-improve-hurricane-predictions",
        "published": "2026-08-09T09:04:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "Scientists turn to sharks for better hurricane predictions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/scientists-turn-to-sharks-for-better-hurricane-predictions",
        "published": "2026-08-10T08:23:38.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}