Hurricane Fighter Planes Just Went Where They Had Never Gone Before
CNN — NOAA’s hurricane hunters, famous for flying into the world’s wildest weather, have a job that is not for the faint of heart, as they often run into intense turbulence while flying at 10,000 feet. Now, hurricane hunters have raised the bar, entering new territory. Literally. “We’re taking the aircraft to a place we’ve never done before,” noted Dr. Jason Dunion, a meteorologist for NOAA’s research division and lead scientist for the new mission....