What is an average day at your job like?
Rogers
That depends on what time of year it is. For most of the year, I work in my office. I do research on the computerand read and write scientific articles. But, During hurricane season, I get the chance to fly into hurricanes.
You fly into hurricanes?
Yes. We fly into storms to measure them. One of our jobs is to find out exactly the location of the center of storms. In a storm, It's really exciting. In one 2005 hurricane, I had a clipboard and a can of soda. Suddenly they were flying in the air-near my face.
Is it only you on the airplane?
No, there are usually 15 to 18 people on the plane. These include pilots, engineers, and scientific crew. I'm part of that last grop,which usually has two to five people.
Are hurricanes always bad?
Hurricanes are very dangerous, but they are also important. They move heat from the warm oceans toward the north and south poles. No hurricanes means some parts of the wold don't get rain. So we need hurricanes, too