MIAMI — Researchers trying to figure out what makes some hurricanes strengthen into catastrophic monsters have a new lab that allows them to generate tropical storm conditions with the flip of a switch. The lab is at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. It's known as the Surge-Structure-Atmosphere Interaction, or SUSTAIN. THE TANK The lab features a clear acrylic tank about 75 feet (23 meters) long and 6.5 feet (2 meters) high.
New lab can create hurricane conditions on demand
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