Archive for November, 2007

2007 Hurricane Season Ends Quietly
November 30, 2007

The 2007 hurricane season ended quietly on Friday without a tropical storm, disturbance or hurricane in sight. For all intents and purposes, the season really came to a close in late October when Hurricane Noel swept through the Caribbean and briefly threatened Florida.
The National Hurricane Center reports 14 storms formed this year, above the [...]

Flying Into Hurricanes
November 16, 2007

It began as a dare, a bet among British and American pilots on July 27, 1943 as a hurricane was approaching the Texas Coast. It ended in history, as Colonel Joseph P. Duckworth became the first man to fly into a hurricane and return.
Duckworth actually flew into the hurricane twice [...]