Eye of the Storm: NASA, Drones, and the Race to Crack the Hurricane Code

Eye of the Storm is a photo-documentary about a NASA project studying hurricanes. Based at Wallops Island near Virginia’s Assateague Island National Seashore, the project sends the Global Hawk drone toward Hurricane Edouard as it forms over North Africa in 2014. Researchers use the data to investigate hurricane intensification and improve forecasts. The account includes meteorologists, project managers, flight directors, and drone pilots.