Retrofitting leaves one old 'hurricane hunter' plane to fly into storms
Monday, August 11, 2014 - 12:40
in Earth & Climate
MIAMI Fla. (Reuters) - A pair of aging airplanes that have flown into more than 100 hurricanes to provide data for U.S. meteorologists to issue warnings are receiving a retrofit this month that will leave just one available to fly when storms threaten the East Coast.