NASA Preparing For Largest Hurricane Study Ever

Posted by Soulskill on Friday August 13, 2010 @02:47AM from the assuming-they're-not-blowing-hot-air dept.

anonymous writes "Does lightning predict the intensity of a tropical storm? What role does dust from the Sahara play? Do hurricanes form from the large-scale environment around a tropical storm or from small-scale formations 100 kilometers from the center? A team from NASA, NOAA, and NSF plan to find out. Starting Saturday, the team will conduct the largest hurricane study every undertaken. Among other things, a better understanding of hurricanes has ramifications for weather prediction, building codes, insurance policies, and disaster planning." One recent study found that hurricane creation is affected by plankton in the ocean.

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Re:To Slashdot Story Editors: -5, Incendiary by ae1294 · 2010-08-13 03:15 · Score: 0, Offtopic

"Ever" is redundant given the presence of largest.
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