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October 11, 2016

Data improves hurricane forecasts, but uncertainties remain
Washington (AFP) Oct 7, 2016
With modern technology, people can watch hurricanes churn in real time and forecasts are on-target up to seven days in advance - but experts say some puzzling storm traits are harder to solve. Using hurricane hunter aircraft, converted military drones, weather balloons and satellites that examine cyclones under various angles, "our observations are really telling us what is happening now," says Frank Marks, director of the Hurricane Research Division at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administ ... read more

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