Tag Archives: I-4

Remote Islands VI: Return to Gough

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Curtis Seaman

You youngins are not old enough to remember, but we took a look at Gough Island before. Well, not directly, but as part of the British territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha eight years ago. We also … Continue reading →

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Polar Opposites

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Curtis Seaman

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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Ice, Ice, Baby

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Curtis Seaman

A winter storm moved through the Northeast U.S. over the weekend of 19-20 January 2019. This Nor’easter was a tricky one to forecast. Temperatures near the coast were expected to be near (or above) freezing. Temperatures inland were expected to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Connecticut, Day Snow/Fog RGB, false color, I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, I-5, ice and snow, M-11, M-3, M-4, M-5, M-8, M-9, Natural Color, New England, New Jersey, New York, resolution, RGB composite, Rhode Island, true color | 1 Comment

On the Disappearance of Lake Mille Lacs

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Curtis Seaman

Two weeks ago, one of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes disappeared, leaving them with only 9,999. And, it wasn’t a small one, either. It was the state’s second largest inland lake. But, this is not like Goose Lake, which actually did dry … Continue reading →

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Germany’s Magic Sparkle

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Curtis Seaman

You may or may not have heard that a small town in Italy received 100 inches (250 cm; 2.5 m; 8⅓ feet; 8 x 10-17 parsecs) of snow in 18 hours just last week (5 March 2015). That’s a lot … Continue reading →

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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

Wild Week of Wildfires, Part II

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Curtis Seaman

Last time on “Wild Week of Wildfires“, we looked at the Little Bear Fire and High Park Fire, two lightning-ignited fires burning out west that were so hot they caused saturation in the two 3.7 µm channels on VIIRS (I-04 … Continue reading →

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A Wild Week of Wildfires

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Curtis Seaman

The last few weeks have been filled with lightning-ignited wildfires across the United States. The County Line Fire, along the Florida-Georgia border was caused by lightning on 5 April 2012 and burned ~35,000 acres. The Whitewater-Baldy Complex (began 16 May … Continue reading →

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The Hewlett Fire

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Curtis Seaman

According to reports, a man camping along the Hewlett Gulch trail in Roosevelt National Forest on 14 May 2012 had his camping stove knocked over in a gust of wind. One week (and $2.9 million) later, the Hewlett Fire scorched … Continue reading →

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Popocatépetl, the Smoking Mountain

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Curtis Seaman

According to legend, Popocatépetl was a great warrior whose girlfriend, Iztaccíhuatl, died because her father was a jerk who lied. (An alternate story is that it was a rival warrior who was a jerk who lied.) Either way, Iztaccíhuatl was … Continue reading →

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