Hurricane Study to Tackle Long-Standing Mystery

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 11:21 in Earth & Climate

Scientists are launching a major field project next month in the tropical Atlantic Ocean to solve a central mystery of hurricanes: why do certain clusters of tropical thunderstorms grow into the often-deadly storms while many others dissipate? The results should eventually help forecasters provide more advance warning to those in harm's way.

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