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Tropical Cyclone Idai: Before, During and After
As of the time of this writing, there is currently a humanitarian crisis in Mozambique caused by what was Tropical Cyclone Idai. Here’s the situation as of 25 March 2019. Wikipedia actually has a pretty detailed history of Idai. Long … Continue reading
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Tagged false color, flood, I-1, I-2, I-3, M-3, M-4, M-5, Madagascar, Malawi, Meteosat, Mozambique, Natural Color, resolution, RGB composite, tropical storm, true color, Zimbabwe
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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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End of Autumn in the Alps
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
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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
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