These ocean buoys are thrown out of a plane into the path of a hurricane to weather the storm and gather critical data to help create forecasts, coordinate storm response, and make ocean shipping safer and more efficient.

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Meet the Buoys Made for Hurricanes

0:00 Intro
0:40 Sofar Buoy Types
1:11 How the buoys operate in the ocean
1:50 Hurricane Data
2:13 How the buoys detect storm surge
3:00 How much the buoys cost

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