Tag Archives: M-4

The Sirocco and the Giant Bowl of Dust

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Curtis Seaman

As mentioned before on this blog, there are typhoons, hurricanes, and cyclones, and they’re all basically the same thing. They’re just given a different name depending on where they occur in the world. Similarly, there are many different names for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Asia, Blue Light, China, DEBRA, dust, EUMETSAT Dust, Europe, M-14, M-15, M-16, M-3, M-4, M-5, RGB composite, true color | 1 Comment

Indian Super-Smog

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Curtis Seaman

We’ve poked a lot of fun at China and their serious smog problem. (Just this week, Beijing schools had their very first “smog day.” It’s just like a “snow day”, except you can’t go outside and write your name in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Himawari, India, M-3, M-4, M-5, RGB composite, smog, true color | 1 Comment

Horrendous Haboob in the Heart and Heat of History’s Homeland

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Curtis Seaman

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Czech Republic, Europe, false color, Fire Temperature RGB, Germany, I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, I-5, M-1, M-10, M-11, M-12, M-3, M-4, M-5, M-7, Natural Color, resolution, RGB composite, solar panel, true color | Comments Off

Sea-effect Snow

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Curtis Seaman

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | 1 Comment

Bárðarbunga, the Toxic Tourist Trap

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Curtis Seaman

Quick: what was the name of that Icelandic volcano that caused such a stir a few years ago? Oh, that’s right. You don’t remember. No one remembers. (Unless you live outside the U.S. in a place where you might have … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ash detection, dust, Fire Temperature RGB, ice and snow, Iceland, Landsat, M-10, M-11, M-12, M-13, M-14, M-15, M-16, M-4, M-5, M-7, sulfur dioxide, volcano | 2 Comments

When Canada Looks Like China

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Curtis Seaman

No, I’m not talking about Chinatown in Vancouver. Or Chinatown in Toronto. Or any other Chinatown in Canada. I’m talking about this. Or, more exactly, this. Poor air quality is making it difficult to breathe in Canada and elsewhere. Unlike … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, false color, fire, Fire Temperature RGB, M-10, M-11, M-12, M-3, M-4, M-5, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Oregon, RGB composite, Saskatchewan, smoke, true color, Washington | Comments Off

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

Abafado Bruma Seca

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Curtis Seaman

Hopefully, Google Translate didn’t steer me wrong on the meaning of “abafado”. “Bruma seca” is a term used by Portuguese and Spanish speakers that literally translates to “dry mist”. It is typically used to refer to thick haze or the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Atlantic, Cape Verde, dust, M-3, M-4, M-5, RGB composite, Saharan Air Layer, true color | Comments Off