Hurricane "Milton": Research aircraft flies into the eye of the storm

t-online Hurricane "Milton": Research aircraft flies into the eye of the storm Article by Hannes Molnár • 8 hours • 1 minute reading time Category 5 hurricane "Milton" Research aircraft flies into the eye of the storm - massive turbulence Wind speeds of up to 270 kilometers per hour: researchers fly directly into the eye of Hurricane "Milton". Hurricane "Milton" is expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday evening. While millions of people are fleeing to safety, researchers are flying into the eye of the storm. In a dramatic appeal, US President Joe Biden has called on residents of the US state of Florida to seek safety from the approaching Hurricane "Milton". "It's a matter of life and death, and that's no exaggeration," Biden warned on Tuesday (local time). "Milton" could reach Florida as the "worst storm in more than a century," warned Biden, who had postponed his visit to Germany planned for this week because of the hurricane. As it moved across the Gulf of Mexico, "Milton" recently gained strength again and again reached the highest hurricane level 5. Wind speeds of up to 270 kilometers per hour prevailed inside it. In order to be able to provide the most accurate forecasts possible about the expected strength and course of the hurricane, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) flew a research aircraft into the eye of the storm.