Eye of the storm : NASA, drones, and the race to crack the hurricane code

Summary:

Ten million Americans live in hurricane danger zones, but how do we know if or when to evacuate? We must predict both when a storm will strike and how strong it will be. A daring NASA earth science mission may have finally found a way to crack this hurricane code. Dr. Scott Braun is the principal investigator for the Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel mission (HS3), which flies repurposed military drone over hurricanes so that scientists can gather data. But the stakes are high and time is running out.

Record details

ISBN: 9780544411654
ISBN: 054441165X
Physical Description: 73 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2017]
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Meteorology, where science meets adventure"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 70) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Super storm -- The physics of formation -- A hurricane hunt begins -- Science in a fishbowl -- Understanding storms in the stratosphere -- Hurricane Edouard and the search for the holy grail -- Political storms -- Don't be scared. Get prepared! -- Glossary.
Target Audience Note:	Ages 10-12. Middle School.