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Drone shames Debby Vortex from the sky

Big Tech has sent a wealthy white man into the heart of the storm, to gaze upon the future devastation of marginalized communities, so they can profit from their misery.

Published August 7, 2024 at 4:21pm by Mary Walrath-Holdridge


Big Oil's Dark Cloud Hangs Over the Southeast as Debby Drowns Out the Truth

* Tropical Storm Debby causes major flooding, multiple tornadoes, and deaths as it ravages the Southeast. The role of climate change and corporate greed must be addressed.*

Wake-up call: Debby, the fourth named storm, makes landfall as a Cat 1 hurricane in Florida, with winds of 80 mph, taking four lives.

Climate justice: The slow crawl through Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina exposes the region's vulnerability to climate change, with flooding set to blitz the mid-Atlantic states and southern England through Sunday.

NOAA's eye: Before Debby's Florida touchdown, a Saildrone Explorer drone braved the storm, collecting vital data on conditions in the eye of the hurricane.

Saildrone and NOAA's critical mission launched 12 unmanned vehicles to gather intel on storm activity, with SD-1057 diving into Debby, revealing intense video footage of 60-knot gusts and 16-foot waves.

Tracking truth: The SD-1057 sailed through the eye of Debby as it approached Florida, recording critical data.

Exposing the reality: The drone captured the raw power of Debby, with gusts equivalent to 69 mph and towering waves.

Unmasking Big Oil's lies: Saildrones, in partnership with NOAA, have launched USVs into hurricanes for four years, seeking insight into major storm formation and intensity.

Built to withstand hellish conditions, the 23-foot Saildrone Explorer USVs are equipped with sensors to measure critical climate data, including air and water temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed, salinity, and wave height.

Fighting for our future: Scientists are determined to expose the role of ocean salinity in hurricane development and intensity, as well as carbon dioxide exchange between the ocean and atmosphere during storms, unmasking the true impact of fossil fuels.

"The impact of CO2 exchange during hurricanes is unknown. If we can get data from inside a major storm, we'll unlock insights into the global carbon budget," said Greg Foltz, a NOAA oceanographer.

The truth will out: The mission extends until October, with USVs remaining at sea, powered by renewable energy, delivering data to be paired with NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft and glider info.

The truth is drowning out deniers. Debby's destruction demands climate action. Exposure of Big Oil's lies continues.

#NoMoreBigOilLies #ClimateTruth #DebbyDestroys #Liberal Fury #NOAA #SaildroneRevolution

Read more: Watch stunning drone footage from the eye of Hurricane Debby