How Do You Make Hurricane Forecasts Better? Send In the Drones
Podcast: WSJ’s The Future of EverythingPublished On: Fri Jun 23 2023
Description: Forecasting hurricanes is an inexact science. That's why they're called forecasts. But government researchers and meteorologists are working to make their predictions better, to help people know when they should evacuate and when it's safe to stay put. And that means using all sorts of new technology, including drones that sail right into the storms. WSJ's Ariana Aspuru visited the National Hurricane Center in Florida to find out how those forecasts come together and see the new models in the works to improve accuracy and save lives. Further reading: The Science for Determining Climate-Change Damage Is Unsettled - WSJ Atlantic Hurricane Seasons Are Starting Weeks Earlier, Raising Risks to Coastal Areas - WSJ Tornadoes, Hurricanes and Wildfires Racked Up $165 Billion in Disaster Damage in 2022 - WSJ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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