meet the women advancing NOAA hurricane research and forecasting
Hurricanes, also known as tropical cyclones, are among the most destructive natural disasters. These storms pose major risks to coastal communities and cost. NOAA and our partners have a long history of leading hurricane research in the United States. Advancing the research helps scientists better track the location, movement, and strength of approaching storms so that we can better determine when and where a hurricane will make landfall and how severe the impacts will be.
Although women remain a minority across STEM fields, they make substantial contributions to hurricane sciences. With the start of theapproaching, we are highlighting some of the outstanding women working in hurricane sciences across NOAA’s programs, labs, and partners. GOMO Program Manager Cheyenne Stienbarger and WPO Observations Coordinator Renee Richardson join the 2023 pre-season field testing of the WP-3D aircraft at AOC in Lakeland, Florida. being a woman in hurricane science can be lonely, but this is changing as women take on more roles in STEM fields.
The first all-female science crew on a Hurricane Hunter flight to observe Hurricane Lane in 2018, including Lisa Bucci, Kelly Ryan, Kathryn Sellwood, and Heather Holbach. Program welcomed Allison Lepp and
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