Frontline researchers barrel into severe weather with an army of high-tech trucks. Here’s how they design their rigs to withstand extreme conditions. In 2019, Elizabeth Smith was sitting with her team in the middle of Nebraska watching a tornado roll in. As the giant twister—wider than a football field, with winds reaching 120 mph—approached from across the field, her truck suddenly died. A research meteorologist at the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) and a faculty member at the University of Oklahoma, Smith deployed in the field alongside an armada of more than 50 scientists for this highly coordinated study of natural chaos.
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Tue, 07/16/2024 - 6:00am
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