EARTH: Hurricane hunters fly toward improved storm forecasts

As hurricanes hit US coastlines, scientists study them to improve forecasts critical for saving lives and property. Last year, unmanned aircraft from NASA flew into the biggest storms as part of a project to improve hurricane forecasts. Three projects in particular may be responsible for a 20 percent error reduction in the hurricane track and intensity forecasts.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/agi...