WASHINGTON - An element found in the ocean is now at the heart of new research by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that could potentially lead to improved forecasts of the most dangerous hurricanes: salt.
According to NOAA, the agency has made steady progress in forecasting the track of a hurricane, but progress has been slow in improving the prediction of rapid intensification of hurricanes.Rapid intensification is when the maximum wind speeds that drive a hurricane rapidly increase by 35 miles per hour or more in 24 hours or less.In this satellite image provided by U.S.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Hurricane Florence churns through the Atlantic Ocean toward the U.S.