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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

1. what is the best summary of the passage?

colonel joseph duckworth taught pilots to fly safely by using skill, knowledge, and planning.
\hurricane hunters\ are expert military pilots who work at keesler air force base in mississippi.
the national weather service in miami is now able to predict much needed information about hurricanes in the atlantic ocean.
skilled pilots called \hurricane hunters\ fly into storms to collect information about the storms strength, course, and speed.

Explanation:

The passage mainly tells about "Hurricane Hunters" who fly into hurricanes to gather information for better forecasts. It also mentions Colonel Joseph Duckworth's role in teaching pilots and historical examples of hurricane - related events and their impacts on forecasting.

Answer:

Skilled pilots called "Hurricane Hunters" fly into storms to collect information about the storm's strength, course, and speed.