It's called the Great Blue Hole. Scuba divers and snorkelers have been cruising the surface waters for decades, but few have dared to venture deeper and explore what lies beyond the blackness.

Researchers say the Great Blue Hole has revealed a ‘concerning’ storm trend (Picture: Getty Images) Scientists have uncovered a ‘concerning’ trend after taking a sample from the Great Blue ...

A graph from the study showing the storm frequency in the Great Blue Hole in 100-year counting windows. The black line represents the 5,700-year trend towards increasing storm frequency in the ...

Scientists took a 98-foot core sample from the bottom of the Great Blue Hole off the coast of Belize to uncover patterns of tropical cyclones over the last 5,700 years. . | Credit: Schafer & Hill ...

“Inside the sediment core ... could far surpass the historical frequency of storms that passed over the great blue hole per century, which hover around four to sixteen storms.

Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996 – along with six other areas surrounding Belize's barrier reef – the Great Blue Hole remains one of the world's most distinguished scuba sites.

Did you know that off the coast of Belize there's something called the Great Blue Hole? It's very much what the name describes it as, being a very deep pit in the ocean from which some people who ...

According to Travel Belize, the country’s Great Blue Hole is a massive marine sinkhole that “is circular in shape and roughly 1,000 feet across (300 meters) and over 400 feet deep (120 meters).” ...