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Can walls of oysters protect shores against hurricanes? Darpa wants to know.

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72% Informative

Hurricane Michael hit Tyndall Air Force Base on the Gulf of Mexico in October 2018 .

Hurricane Michael's winds of 155 miles per hour caused damage to the base.

The Pentagon is testing a prototype artificial reef designed by Rutgers University scientists.

The reef is designed to be colonized by oysters, some of nature’s most effective wave-killers.

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77

Informative language

76

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48

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

41

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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