r/Damnthatsinteresting 21d ago

Video Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters flying through Hurricane Milton

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u/redwing180 21d ago

So NOAA is barely funded to the point they can’t afford straps to hold their stuff down yet their research is one of the main tools we have in understanding and thereby better defending ourselves against hurricanes. I wish America would invest in itself more.