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News Release 05-174
Gulf Warm-Water Eddies Intensify Hurricane Changes
A Possible Culprit? Gulf's "Loop Current"
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![New Loop Current warm-water eddies, shown in orange, recently formed in the Gulf of Mexico.](/news/mmg/media/images/eddie1_f.jpg)
New Loop Current warm-water eddies, shown in orange, recently formed in the Gulf of Mexico.
Credit: RSMAS/NOAA
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![Orange shows Gulf of Mexico Loop Current location during Hurricane Rita.](/news/mmg/media/images/eddie2_f.jpg)
Orange shows Gulf of Mexico Loop Current location; markings are where water temperature and other parameters were measured during Hurricane Rita.
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![The Gulf of Mexico Loop Current fuels hurricanes like Rita, pictured here.](/news/mmg/media/images/eddie3_f.jpg)
The Gulf of Mexico Loop Current fuels hurricanes like Rita, pictured here.
Credit: NOAA
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