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Hurricane Harvey more than doubled the acidity of Texas' Galveston Bay, threatening oyster reefs

  • Written by Tacey Hicks, PhD Candidate in Oceanography, Texas A&M University
Hurricane Harvey more than doubled the acidity of Texas' Galveston Bay, threatening oyster reefsSeabirds forage on an oyster shell island on the Texas Gulf Coast.Jon G. Fuller/VW Pics/ Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Most people associate hurricanes with high winds, intense rain and rapid flooding on land. But these storms can also change the chemistry of coastal waters. Such shifts are less visible than damage on land, but they can...

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