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NOAA broke 3 Guinness World Records with hurricane hunter drones

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NOAA broke 3 Guinness World Records with hurricane hunter drones

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration now holds three world records thanks to its hurricane hunter drone testing. In September of last year, the hurricane hunters flew their P-3 crewed aircraft into the heart of Hurricane Ian, which had strengthened to a Category 5 storm just off the Florida Gulf Coast. During that flight, a … Read more

Idalia is expected to make landfall in Florida as a Category 3 hurricane with dangerous rain, winds and storm surge

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Idalia is expected to make landfall in Florida as a Category 3 hurricane with dangerous rain, winds and storm surge

CNN  —  Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Monday and could bring potentially catastrophic winds, heavy rain and flooding to Florida’s Gulf Coast as a powerful Category 3 storm later this week, prompting evacuations and school closures in parts of the state. By Monday night, Idalia was “almost a hurricane” as … Read more