Tag Archives: I-2

Remote Islands IV: Where’s Waldo (Pitcairn)? Edition

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Curtis Seaman

Take a look at this VIIRS “Natural Color” image and see if you can find Pitcairn Island. It’s in there somewhere: You’re definitely going to want to click through to the full resolution version. (Click on the image, then click … Continue reading →

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Hell Froze Over (and the Great Lakes, too)

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Curtis Seaman

This has been some kind of winter. The media has focused a lot of attention on the super-scary “Polar Vortex” even though it isn’t that scary or that rare. (I wonder if Hollywood will make it the subject of the next … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged clouds, false color, great lakes, I-1, I-2, I-3, ice and snow, M-10, M-11, M-3, M-4, M-5, M-7, MODIS, Natural Color, RGB composite, Snow RGB, true color | Comments Off

Record Russian Rain Runoff Responsible for Rapid River Rise

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Curtis Seaman

Sorry, I couldn’t help myself with that title. Last time we looked at flooding in Russia, it was in the western parts – generally near Moscow and primarily along the Oka River – and caused by rapid melting of record … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged China, day/night band, false color, fire, flood, I-1, I-2, I-3, M-3, M-4, M-5, Natural Color, RGB composite, Russia, Siberia, smoke, true color | Comments Off

Record Russian Spring Snowmelt

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Curtis Seaman

It seems that last year’s posts were all about fires. Fires in Colorado (multiple fires, in fact), the Canary Islands, Siberia, Australia – there was even that 40-year-old pit of burning natural gas that has been called the “Gates of … Continue reading →

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Land of Lincoln Underwater

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Curtis Seaman

The week beginning on 14 April 2013 was a big week for weather across the United States. There were 30 reports of tornadoes. (Make sure you click on each link, and look at the filtered reports.) And, when our home … Continue reading →

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Pumice Rafts: The Floating Rocks of the Sea

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Curtis Seaman

Do rocks float? The answer to that is “Depends on which rocks you’re talking about.” We just looked at what happens in the atmosphere when a volcano like Copahue erupts. We also looked at the impact the 1912 eruption of … Continue reading →

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End of Autumn in the Alps

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Curtis Seaman

Much of the United States has had a below-average amount of snow this fall (and below-average precipitation for the whole year). Look at how little snow cover there was in the month of November. Parts of Europe, however, have seen … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alps, Europe, false color, I-1, I-2, I-3, ice and snow, M-10, M-11, M-15, M-5, M-7, Meteosat, resolution, RGB composite, VIIRS | Comments Off

Remote Islands, part III: Îles Kerguelen and Heard Island

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Curtis Seaman

“At 10 o’clock the Captain was walking on deck and saw what he supposed to be an immense iceberg. … the atmosphere was hazy, and then a heavy snow squall came up which shut it out entirely from our … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Isaac: Before, During and After

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Curtis Seaman

While Hurricane Isaac (then a tropical storm) did not destroy Tampa, Florida as many people feared, it certainly left its mark on the Gulf Coast. With many locations from Florida to Louisiana receiving more than 12″ of rain, and levees … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged false color, flood, Florida, I-1, I-2, I-3, Isaac, Louisiana, M-6, resolution, RGB composite, tropical storm, VIIRS | Comments Off

Fires in Paradise

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Curtis Seaman

Sometimes, it seems like the whole world is on fire. Siberia. The western United States (which has been burning for some time). And now, the Canary Islands. The Spanish islands have been under a drought, as has much of Spain. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Canary Islands, day/night band, fire, I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, M-11, M-13, M-3, M-4, M-5, M-7, resolution, RGB composite, VIIRS, vortex street | Comments Off