Question

into the eye of the storm they fly into the eye of a hurricane. who are these people? why would they do such a thing? they are \hurricane hunters.\ even the most advanced satellites today cannot provide all the facts the national hurricane center forecasters need to predict when and where a hurricane will strike. information is also needed to predict how powerful the storm will be. satellites today can estimate the strength of a hurricane, but these numbers are not accurate enough. what is at first classified as a category 2 hurricane may actually be determined to be a dangerous category 3 after more information is gathered. in 1943 colonel joseph duckworth became the first pilot to fly into the eye of a hurricane on purpose. he flew into a hurricane over land near houston, texas, on july 27, 1943. he had been an airline pilot who taught army air corps pilots how to fly through bad weather during world war ii. he taught pilots how to reduce risk by using their skill, their knowledge, and careful planning. duckworths success flying through the hurricanes and the damage done to navy ships by incorrectly forecasted hurricanes persuaded the military to begin studying hurricanes. these studies collected useful information. the programs first accomplishment came with \the great atlantic hurricane of 1944.\ at this time navy and army planes tracked the storm from puerto rico to new england. a similar storm with the same track had caused a great deal of damage in 1938 when it came ashore with no warning. the forecast information that came from these military flights was used to reduce all types of destruction in the path of the 1944 hurricane. today the \hurricane hunters\ are members of the 53rd weather investigation squadron of the air force reserve. they are based at keesler air force base in biloxi, mississippi. there is a six - person crew on each flight. it includes the pilot, the co - pilot, the flight engineer, the navigator, and the weather officer. 1. what is the main idea of the first paragraph? 2. what do national hurricane center forecasters do? 3. how are satellites limited in the prediction of hurricanes? 4. how did colonel joseph duckworth contribute to hurricane study? 5. what was the first accomplishment of the militarys hurricane - studying program? 1. what is the main idea of the first paragraph? multiple - choice options not fully visible in ocr but present in image

Explanation:

The first - paragraph discusses the limitations of predicting hurricanes, including the inability of satellites to provide all necessary facts and the need for more accurate prediction of when and where a hurricane will strike. The main idea is about the challenges in predicting hurricanes.

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how satellites are limited in the prediction of hurricanes