Eye of the Storm - NASA, Drones, and the Race to Crack the Hurricane Code

With stunning photos, detailed maps, and infographics, Amy Cherrix takes readers on a trip into the eye of the storm of hurricane danger zones as she chronicles a team of daring NASA scientists looking to discover the future of the hurricane forecast.
Ten million Americans live in hurricane danger zones, but how do we know if or when to evacuate? We must predict both when a storm will strike and how strong it will be. A daring NASA earth science mission may have finally found a way to crack this hurricane code.
Dr. Scott Braun is the principal investigator for the Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel mission (HS3), which flies repurposed military drone over hurricanes so that scientists can gather data. But the stakes are high and time is running out.
In the first Scientists in the Field book entirely about weather, meet the NASA team on the cutting edge of meteorological field science. 

About the author

Amy Cherrix is the author of the middle grade nonfiction books Backyard Bears: Conservation, Habitat Changes, and the Rise of Urban Wildlife and Eye of the Storm: NASA, Drones, and the Race to Crack the Hurricane Code, a Subaru Prize for Excellence in middle grade science book finalist. In her nonwriting life, Amy is the children’s book buyer at Malaprop’s Bookstore in Asheville, North Carolina. This is her first book for teens. You can find her online at www.amycherrix.com.

Product details

• Authors: Amy Cherrix
• Publisher: Harper Collins (US)
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 8
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 31.12.2075
• EAN: 9780063309050
• ISBN: 978-0-06-330905-0
• No. of pages: 80
• Series: Scientists in the Field
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Discoveries, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Disasters, Social issues (Children's / Teenage), Educational: Technology, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Disasters, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Discoveries, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Physical world