#Satellites have drastically changed how we forecast hurricanes
“#Satellites have drastically changed how we forecast hurricanes” Credit: CC0 Public Domain The powerful hurricane that struck Galveston, Texas on September 8, 1900, killing an estimated 8,000 people and destroying more than 3,600 buildings, took the coastal city by surprise. The accompanying video looks at advances in hurricane forecasting in the 120 years since, with…