Hurricanes Shape New Natural Order

OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST (AP)—Last year's record hurricane season didn't just change life for humans. It changed nature, too. Everywhere scientists look, they see disrupted patterns in and along the Gulf of Mexico. Coral reefs, flocks of sea birds, crab- and shrimp-filled meadows and dune-crowned beaches were wrapped up in—and altered by—the force of hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Dennis. http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/ap_060129_hurricane_effects.html