They are hoping to surround tornadoes in the second and final year of an international project known as VORTEX2.

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Many of these projects start out independently, but run out of wind (pardon the pun) in the second year, as the project becomes more complicated, and costs skyrocket, often by a factor of 10.

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Most independent forecasters continue to project solid growth for the second half of this year.

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It is second to Nintendo, it has Project Natal coming out this year, and it turns in a profit for the company.

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