See some of the wildest missions from NOAA's Hurricane Hunters flying into the eye of the storm

The brave men and woman onboard NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter airplanes need to remain cool, calm and collected during extreme ...

Watch: ‘Hurricane Hunters’ capture video in eye of Melissa before turbulence forces them back

The U.S. Air Force’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron captured footage of the towering walls inside the eye of Category 5 ...

What’s The Turbulence Trick?

For folks with a fear of flying, turbulence can be one of the worst things to experience when 30,000 feet in the air. It’s harder when the only thing you ...

Turbulence Caused by Melissa Forces NOAA to Abort Flight Into Eye of Storm

Kermit is one of two WP-3D Orion turboprop airplanes that NOAA operates, often alongside the Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather ...
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How pilots face increasing turbulence due to climate change: "We prepare for the worst while hoping for the best"

Turbulence in clear skies could double due to climate change, according to a scientific study. Several flights with injuries ...

'Hurricane Hunters' who flew into eye of Melissa had to turn back due to turbulence, NOAA says

The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the "Hurricane Hunters," were forced to turn back ...

Hurricane Melissa's winds force Hurricane Hunters to abort mission early

Melissa is the fifth-most intense Atlantic basin hurricane on record by pressure and the strongest such hurricane to make ...
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Now Arriving: A New Theory of In-Flight Turbulence

Physicists have devised a new model to account for the discomfort that airline passengers know all too well. By Alexander Nazaryan Bjorn Birnir dreads an airplane seatmate asking what he does for a ...

How This Haunting Hurricane Illusion Forms

T his thick wall of clouds, which resembles the stands in a sprawling sports stadium towering above the viewer, formed at the ...
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2 Crew Members Reportedly Sent Flying as Turbulence Hits Ryanair Flight

The Sept. 21 flight "experienced some air turbulence prior to landing," according to a statement shared by the airline Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Two Ryanair crew members were reportedly sent ...

See what it’s like to fly directly into the eye of Hurricane Melissa

Turbulence got so bad that the Air Force Reserve's Hurricane Hunters were forced to cut short their daring trip and head back ...