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The Great Indian Heat Wave of 2015
Have you ever slept in a really hot room? Of course, if you clicked on that link, keep in mind two things: perjury is a crime, and extreme heat is no joke. It is number one on the list of … Continue reading
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Tagged dust, India, IR window, RGB composite, saturation, smog, true color
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Rare Super Cyclone in the Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean has just had its first Super Cyclone since 2007. The name of it is “Phailin” and I bet you just pronounced it incorrectly (unless you speak Thai). It’s closer to “PIE-leen” than it is to “FAY-lin”. The … Continue reading
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Tagged airglow, day/night band, I-5, India, IR window, Meteosat, Phailin, tropical storm, VIIRS
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VIIRS View of March 2 Tornadic Storms
NPP/VIIRS passed over Southern Indiana on March 2 about thirty minutes before the most devastating tornadoes struck the towns of New Pekin and Henryville (among others). At 1935 UTC, a pair of rotating thunderstorms, also known as supercells, were advancing … Continue reading
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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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