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Germany’s Magic Sparkle
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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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
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Remote Islands IV: Where’s Waldo (Pitcairn)? Edition
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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Tagged false color, I-1, I-2, I-3, Natural Color, Pacific, Pitcairn, remote island, resolution, RGB composite
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Sea-effect Snow
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
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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
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When China Looks Like Canada
OK, so there probably aren’t any “Canadatowns” in China like there are Chinatowns in Canada. (Now you’re probably wondering what a Canadatown in China would look like. Maybe stores and restaurants selling poutine and maple syrup? Hockey rinks and curling … Continue reading
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Tagged China, false color, fire, Fire Temperature RGB, ice and snow, Natural Color, RGB composite, smog, smoke, true color
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Beginning of Autumn in the Great Lakes
Have you noticed it? The seasons are changing (for the mid- and high latitudes, at least). Days are getting shorter (or longer if you live in the upside-down hemisphere). This time of year, if you live in Alaska or Scandinavia … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, Canada, false color, great lakes, michigan, Natural Color, New England, New York, Ontario, Quebec, RGB composite, true color
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When Canada Looks Like China
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
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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
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The Rise of the Paraguay Brings Down Paraguay
When was the last time you heard anything about Paraguay? Nope – they weren’t in the World Cup, that was Uruguay. (Paraguay actually finished last out of all South American teams when it came to World Cup qualifying. Sorry to … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, Brazil, false color, flood, Paraguay, resolution, RGB composite, South America, true color
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Hell Froze Over (and the Great Lakes, too)
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
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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
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Rare Super Typhoon in the Pacific Ocean
If you pay attention to tropical cyclones, that headline may be confusing. Unlike the Super Cyclone in the Indian Ocean we just looked at, Super Typhoons are not rare in the Pacific Ocean. There have been 5 of them this … Continue reading
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Tagged day/night band, Haiyan, I-5, MTSAT, Philippines, resolution, RGB composite, tropical storm, Yolanda
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Record Russian Rain Runoff Responsible for Rapid River Rise
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
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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
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