19 Aug Record breaking drone flight gathers critical data inside Hurricane Ernesto
Record breaking drone flight gathers critical data inside Hurricane Ernesto, NOAA Communications (August 19, 2024)
One of the largest challenges in hurricane research is studying the inner dynamics of a storm. The regions within the hurricane that provide the most valuable data are often the most inaccessible and dangerous to reach, creating an opportunity for researchers to utilize emerging technology to enter the storm. Small uncrewed aircraft systems (sUAS), commonly known as drones, are giving scientists the opportunity to gather data from historically inaccessible regions of a storm. During Hurricane Ernesto, NOAA and Black Swift Technologies deployed four Black Swift S0 drones into the eye of the storm, breaking records and improving forecasts.