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News Release 10-127

Birth of a Hurricane

Researchers will fly into tropical weather disturbances and observe their transition into tropical storms

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Chris Davis, lead scientist for PREDICT, on why predicting hurricanes is still a challenge for researchers.

Credit: David T. Wright, National Science Foundation