Land, air, and space footage captures the surging Hurricane Milton

Milton is on track become one of the most destructive hurricanes in west Florida’s history.
By Teodosia Dobriyanova  on 
Satellite footage captures Hurricane Milton as is brews near Florida's West Coast
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Footage from a plane, land, and space is tracking Hurricane Milton as it brews.

Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) collected data about the storm and experienced extreme turbulence on their flight through Milton's strongest winds. On land, webcams across Florida's coast have begun documenting Milton's impacts. The widening storm, also seen from space, will hit the coast as a major hurricane. Milton threatens to become one of the most destructive hurricanes in west Florida's history, with storm surge projected to reach up to 15 feet.

 
People have been ordered to evacuate, as the high storm surge will inevitably imperil lives and turn infrastructure into debris.

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Teodosia is a video producer at Mashable UK, focussing on stories about climate resilience, urban development, and social good.


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