COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Retrofitting leaves one old 'hurricane hunter' plane to fly into storms
Description: A pair of aging airplanes that have flown into more than 100 hurricanes to provide data for U.S. meteorologists to issue warnings are receiving a retrofit this month that will leave just one available to fly when storms threaten the East Coast. Work on the two so-called hurricane hunters has been staggered over multiple years, ensuring one plane is always available to track a storm's intensity and path, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which operates the Florida-based planes. [Source: NewsDaily]
URL: http://newsdaily.com/2014/08/12/retrofitting-leaves-one-old-hurricane-hunter-plane-to-fly-into-storms/
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Source: NewsDaily
Publish Date: 8/12/2014
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