(The Conversation) – As Hurricane Ian intensifies on its way toward the Florida coast, hurricane hunters are in the sky doing something almost unimaginable: flying through the center of the storm.

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(The Conversation) – As Hurricane Ian intensifies on its way toward the Florida coast, hurricane hunters are in the sky doing something almost unimaginable: flying through the center of the storm.

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jason Dunion, University of Miami (THE CONVERSATION) As Hurricane Ian intensified on ...

Hurricane hunters with NOAA give an inside look at what it is like to fly through Hurricane Ian. Courtesy: Nick Underwood/NOAA ...

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WASHINGTON, USA — The Hurricane Hunters, under the direction of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Air Force Reserve, fly directly into tropical cyclones to gather ...