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A Gizmodo article on a peculiar convective cloud feature in Australia

A Gizmodo article on a peculiar convective cloud feature in Australia included several examples of GeoColor from Himawari-8 AHI. The article discussed “Hector”, which is not a tropical cyclone, but is instead a nearly daily thunderstorm that occurs over the Tiwi Islands of Australia. An example image from the article is included below. The article may be accessed at this URL: https://earther.gizmodo.com/meet-hector-1840028924 Funding source: GOES-R. (S. Miller and C. Seaman, CIRA, D. Lindsey, E/RA1, 970-491-8448, steven.miller@colostate.edu; curtis.seaman@colostate.edu; dan.lindsey@noaa.gov)