Photos from inside a hurricane
Hurricane hunters fly into the eyes of hurricanes to understand how they work and to collect data that will help save lives.
On a typical flight, hurricane hunters first pass through a hurricane’s outer storm bands. These are the long swirling arms that surround the eye and extend for hundreds of miles. Then, the hunters reach the eyewall – an area of intense storms that can make for a bumpy ride. But that usually only lasts for a couple of minutes. Then the hunters break through to the eye. Inside, it’s calm – and during the day, sunny. Some hurricane hunters describe the eye as a stadium enclosed by the circular eyewall and bounded on the bottom by the foamy sea.
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