Science is now in the heart of a hurricane, literally. A camera-equipped drone piloted into Category 4 Hurricane Sam brewing in the Atlantic Ocean has, for the first time, showed a glimpse of the gigantic, violent waves caused by the storm.
The ocean drone, called saildrone, is a wind and solar-powered unmanned surface vehicle (USV) that can collect data on the open oceans for up to 12 months.
Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) dispatched the drone in the ocean in the last week of September 2021. The drone will help researchers improve storm forecasts by allowing them to study how hurricanes evolve and why they are increasing in strength, the NOAA said.
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