Hurricane Sam doesn't play around.
Eye of the Hurricane
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released dramatic footage taken inside a hurricane by a Saildrone (a wind-powered and uncrewed vessel) that was built by the same company.
This watercraft can withstand a lot of damage and weather conditions, including Hurricane Sams 50-foot waves and wind speeds of more than 120 mph.
This footage was captured just northeast of Hurricane Sams huge eye. It is evident that the intense conditions at the eye of a Category-4 storm are obvious.
Escalating Quickly
Even more useful data was collected by the Saildrone, which could be used to help scientists predict and study hurricanes' movements and intensities.
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In a statement, Greg Foltz, a NOAA scientist, stated that rapid intensification is when hurricane winds become stronger in just a few hours.
Sea to Sea
According to Saildrone, five uncrewed drones were deployed in the Atlantic Ocean before hurricane season got underway. The company hoped they would be in the middle of the hurricanes.
Saildrone is going to places no research vessel has ever gone before, Richard Jenkins, CEO of Saildrone, stated in the statement. He was sailing into the eye of a hurricane and collecting data that will transform our understanding about these storms.
These could be of great benefit to people who live on the coast.
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Foltz stated that new data from saildrones, and other uncrewed system NOAA uses will allow us to better predict hurricanes and warn communities sooner.
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