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5,700-year storm archive shows rise in tropical storms and hurricanes in the Caribbean

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5,700-year storm archive shows rise in tropical storms and hurricanes in the Caribbean .

30 -m long sediment core from 'blue hole' offshore Belize provides longest recorded storm frequency data for the Atlantic .

Analysis shows that over the past five,700 years , the frequency of tropical storms has steadily increased.

For the 21st century , the research team predicts a significant rise in regional storm frequency as a result of climate change.

Nine storm layers from the past 20 years indicate extreme weather events will be significantly more frequent in this region in the 21st century .

Over the past six millennia , between four and 16 tropical storms and hurricanes passed over the "Great Blue Hole" per century.

Eberhard Gischler warns: "Our results suggest that some 45 tropical storms could pass over this area in our century alone".

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