When a hurricane is in the forecast, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) deploys its famed Hurricane Hunter team to gather data directly from the storm. The team uses ...
CLIMATEWIRE | NOAA’s famed Hurricane Hunter airplane missions significantly increase the accuracy of hurricane forecasts, according to new research that comes as the government’s weather analysis ...
Packing winds that can exceed 150 mph, hurricanes are among nature's most destructive forces. Their fury unleashes storm surges and torrential rain and has been known to reshape entire coastlines, ...
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators wants to triple the number of NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft in the near future. The Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Recapitalization Act would empower NOAA to purchase ...
A bipartisan group of senators are trying to triple the size of the Hurricane Hunter fleet – the three hulking and aging aircraft used to fly directly into hurricanes and tropical storm systems to ...
Scientists say the NOAA assignment was a success, as a series of back-to-back storms soaked the West Coast at the time, providing plenty of data. By March 15, when the seven-member crew left, ...