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NOAA Sailed a Robotic Surfboard Drone Into the Strongest Storm on EarthHurricane Sam is currently the strongest storm on the planet, carrying strong sustained winds of 145 mph. It is indeed a terrifying force of nature, and airplanes and ships should avoid it. But this vessel from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) not only did not move away from the hurricane, but it also sailed inside it to record some footage. But don't worry. This is an uncrewed Saildrone vessel, so no lives were lost during its stay inside the hurricane.The data gathered from the vessel will help forecasters learn more about storms and improve forecast models.Now that's intense.Axios still has more to say about this research. Read more over at the site.(Image Credit: saildrone via YouTube)#Storm #Hurricane #WeatherForecasting #NOAA #drone #Saildrone

Windy Is A Beautiful Weather Forecast Website For EveryoneWouldn’t it be nice if you could just look at the current weather condition whenever and wherever you are? Ivor probably thought the same thing when he founded Windyty in 2014. He loves to fly kites, and he is a helicopter and jet pilot, after all.As someone who sought weather information constantly, and as someone who had a passion for coding, Ivor decided to code the website in 2014 as a pet project, with the goal of creating a weather forecasting website that is “small and fast to be accessible in the most remote locations.”Throughout the years, the Windyty not only grew as a team; it also became more accurate in forecasting, thanks to the tools, models, and satellites the team would install along the way. And in 2017, Windyty became what we now know it today: Windy.com.Visit the site by clicking here! (Image Credit: Windy.com)#Meteorology #Weather #WeatherForecasting #Programming #Satellite #METAR