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The most fascinating thing about hurricanes, to&nbsp;
me, is how the atmosphere and ocean work together&nbsp;&nbsp;

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to form these massive storms that&nbsp;
can cause such great destruction.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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What got me interested in hurricanes was&nbsp;
1999 hurricane Floyd, powerful enough&nbsp;&nbsp;

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to actually knock a tree down, which actually&nbsp;
fell on top of my room. As a hurricane scientist,&nbsp;&nbsp;

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I get to be involved in hurricane observing&nbsp;
systems that go straight into these hurricanes.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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So whether it be aircraft remote sensing,&nbsp;
drones, or even some sort of radar system,&nbsp;

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what is the cutting edge science that we can&nbsp;
adopt to check out what's happening, collect data,&nbsp;&nbsp;

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so we can use that to better understand the&nbsp;
hurricane itself, but also better our hurricane&nbsp;&nbsp;

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predictions and forecasts. Never give up on your&nbsp;
dreams, and especially for young girls in science,&nbsp;&nbsp;

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you are smart, just keep going.&nbsp;
You belong in the STEM fields.

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you