March 17, 2023 • 13 mins
For the past few winters, researchers have been intentionally flying into snowstorms. And high in those icy clouds, the team collected all the information they could to understand—how exactly do winter storms work?
With more accurate data could come more accurate predictions about whether a storm would cause treacherous conditions that shut down schools, close roads and cancel flights. NPR science correspondent Nell Greenfieldboyce recently took to the skies for one of these flights and shares her reporting with us today.
Read more of Nell's reporting on this NASA effort: https://n.pr/3lk9utH
Want to hear about other storm chasing happening in the name of science? Email us at shortwave@npr.org.
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With more accurate data could come more accurate predictions about whether a storm would cause treacherous conditions that shut down schools, close roads and cancel flights. NPR science correspondent Nell Greenfieldboyce recently took to the skies for one of these flights and shares her reporting with us today.
Read more of Nell's reporting on this NASA effort: https://n.pr/3lk9utH
Want to hear about other storm chasing happening in the name of science? Email us at shortwave@npr.org.
Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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