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NASA Satellite Identified a Less-Organized Caribbean Tropical Storm Karen
Satellite imagery can be used to peer inside a storm as well as assess the storm’s outside shape to give forecasters understanding of what’s happening to it.
NASA Catches Tropical Storm Lorena’s Landfall Approach
As Tropical Storm Lorena was nearing landfall in northwestern Mexico, NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with an image of the storm. By Monday, Sept. 23, Lorena’s remnants were affecting the southern U.S. and bringing heavy rainfall to Arizona.
Machu Picchu: Ancient Incan Sanctuary Intentionally Built on Faults
Phoenix, Arizona, USA: The ancient Incan sanctuary of Machu Picchu is considered one of humanity’s greatest architectural achievements.
NASA Satellite Imagery Shows Wind Shear Affecting Tropical Storm Jerry
Forecasters use a variety of satellite imagery to understand what’s happening in a storm, and sometimes just a visible picture can tell a lot.
2019 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Tied for Second Lowest On Record
The extent of Arctic sea ice at the end of this summer was effectively tied with 2007 and 2016 for second lowest since modern record keeping began in the late 1970s. An analysis of satellite data by NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder shows that the 2019 minimum extent, which was likely reached on Sept. 18, measured 1.60 million square miles (4.15 million square kilometers).
