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A Tropical Winter Wonderland
It’s not every day the official National Weather Service forecast from Honolulu, HI calls for freezing rain and snow in parts of Hawaii, but that’s what happened 19 February 2012 for the Big Island. Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea both … Continue reading
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Tagged false color, Hawaii, ice and snow, RGB composite, true color, VIIRS
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Tropical Cyclone Giovanna
Back in January, Madagascar was brushed by tropical cyclone Funso, which caused periods of heavy rain, but was a bigger deal for neighboring Mozambique. This time around, Madagascar took a direct hit from tropical cyclone Giovanna, which reached “Super Cyclone” … Continue reading
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A squall line over Texas as seen by VIIRS
This squall line had several overshooting tops over the Gulf of Mexico that reached a temperature of -77 C. A zoomed-in view of these tops are shown below. The dark blue pixels near the center of the image indicate an … Continue reading
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Tagged IR window, overshooting tops, severe weather, squall line, VIIRS
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