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Polar Opposites
As we all know, the furthest south you can travel is to the South Pole – the Geographic South Pole, not the Magnetic South Pole or the Geomagnetic South Pole. When you get there, try to face east if you … Continue reading
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Tagged antarctica, day/night band, I-4, volcano
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Protected: Clouds at the Edge of Space
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Tagged Alaska, clouds, day/night band, M-12, M-15, M-16, mesosphere, split window difference
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Steve and the Color Purple
It’s not often that a new discovery takes place that baffles the minds of lifelong scientists. This is a story about one that seems to have gone viral over the last few days. The abbreviated version (summarized from this article, … Continue reading
December Fluff
By now, you probably know the drill: a little bit of discussion about a particular subject, throw in a few pop culture references, maybe a video or two, then get to the good stuff – high quality VIIRS imagery. Then, … Continue reading
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Tagged ash detection, Canada, clouds, day/night band, dust, eclipse, Europe, false color, fire, Fire Temperature RGB, Germany, gravity waves, great lakes, Hawaii, I-1, I-2, I-3, I-5, ice and snow, Indonesia, Japan, M-10, M-11, M-12, M-15, M-16, M-3, M-4, M-5, M-7, Natural Color, New Zealand, RGB composite, Russia, Scandinavia, sea surface temperature, smoke, Spain, split window difference, true color
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UHF/VHF
Take a second to think about what would happen if Florida was hit by four hurricanes in one month. Would the news media get talking heads from both sides to argue whether or not global warming is real by yelling … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Aleutian Islands, cyclogenesis, day/night band, Himawari, I-5, resolution
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(What’s the Story) Middle-of-the-Night Glory?
A Morning Glory is a lot of things: a flower, a town in Kentucky, a popular choice for song and album titles, and – what is most relevant for us – it’s a rare atmospheric phenomenon that is both beautiful … Continue reading
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Tagged AHI, Australia, clouds, day/night band, gravity waves, Himawari, Morning Glory, roll cloud
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Horrendous Haboob in the Heart and Heat of History’s Homeland
We mentioned India earlier this year due to a hellish heatwave. It’s only fair that we talk about one of the other cradles of civilization (human history) and another horrible weather-related h-word. People have been living along the Nile River … Continue reading
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Tagged Cyprus, day/night band, DEBRA, dust, Egypt, EUMETSAT Dust, false color, Jordan, Lebanon, M-14, M-15, M-16, M-3, M-4, M-5, Middle East, RGB composite, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, true color
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The Aurora Seen Around The World
Think back to St. Patrick’s Day. Do you remember what you were doing? Hopefully you were wearing something green. And, hopefully, you didn’t leave anything green in the gutter behind the bar (e.g. undigested lunch or beverages or a mixture … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, aurora, Australia, Canada, day/night band, Finland, Germany, Greenland, Heard Island, Iles Kurguelen, New Zealand, North Dakota, Norway, remote island, Russia, Scotland, Siberia, Sweden
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Sea-effect Snow
Take a look at this image: Is this picture from A) the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan in 1978? B) Orchard Park, New York in November 2014 (aka “Snowvember”)? or C) İnebolu, Turkey from just last week? If you pay attention … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Sea, Canada, day/night band, false color, ice and snow, Japan, Korea, M-10, M-3, M-4, M-5, M-7, michigan, Middle East, Natural Color, New York, RGB composite, true color, Turkey, vortex street
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Investigating Mysteries of the Deep, Dark Night
Conspiracy theorists will tell you that conspiracies exist everywhere; that they’re part of daily life; and that most people are ignorant of all the attempts by various governments around the world to covertly control every facet of your life. Only … Continue reading
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Tagged airglow, Alaska, clouds, day/night band, Japan, M-12, M-15, night lights, Pacific, Russia, ships, volcano
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