America's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shared video through Hurricane Sam, taken by a sailing drone.
The organization installed the "Saildrone Explorer SD 1045" in the path of Category Four Hurricane Sam. The drone sailboat overcame 15-meter-high waves and winds reaching speeds of 190 kilometers and managed to collect data and useful information from the hurricane sweeping the Atlantic ocean.
The device has a special "hurricane wing" to help it survive the strong wind conditions. The SD 1045 is one of five sailboats found in the Atlantic Ocean when Sam erupted. They are constantly recording data to help researchers gain a deeper understanding of hurricanes. The information could help improve storm forecasting, which we hope will reduce casualties.
According to Greg Foltz, a scientist at NOAA, “The service, using data collected by saildrones, expects to improve prediction models that predict rapid hurricane intensification. Rapid intensities, and when hurricane-force winds intensify within hours, pose a serious threat to coastal communities. "New data from saildrones and other uncontrolled systems used by NOAA will help us better predict the forces driving hurricanes and be able to warn communities sooner."
View two videos and if you don't suffer from nausea watch them in full screen:
Video 1
Video 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZvV3-vl5IQ
