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A company in Alameda is giving scientists a rare look at the surface of the Atlantic Ocean during a Category 4 hurricane with “explorer drones.”

They call it the ‘Surveyor,’ but it does much more than map the ocean floor Jim Mendoza © Provided by Honolulu KHNL Saildrone Inc. successfully completed mapping thousands of square miles of ocean floor in the Pacific. The California company plans to build more drones to map the earth's underwater topography. HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A 72-foot-long vessel that looks like a cross between a sailboat and small submarine just sailed from San Francisco to Hawaii. Along the way, it mapped 6,400 square nautical miles of ocean floor. Saildrone Inc. calls it the Surveyor. “I...

Autonomous Saildrones are the newest weapon in fighting climate change CNET 1 hr ago © Saildrone Inc Drones aren't just flying through the air -- they're also sailing the Pacific Ocean as the newest scientific weapon to combat climate change. The hope is that by mapping the ocean floor, collecting weather and ocean data, and counting fish and wildlife populations, the autonomous Saildrones will measure the changes happening right now on our planet.  Climate change is reshaping planet Earth, causing sea levels to rise, melting Arctic ice and raising global temperatures. According to NASA,...