TRMM satellite captures rainfall from 2 typhoons that soaked Philippines

Within a week's time, the northern Philippines were hit by two tropical cyclones that left behind more than 42 inches of rainfall to various areas, and NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite captured those measurements from space. Less than a week ago, then Tropical Storm Kujira inundated parts of southern Luzon in the northeast-central Philippines with torrential rains. Recently Typhoon Chan-hom (known locally as "Emong") made landfall on the northwest coast of Luzon, bringing strong winds, heavy rains and yet more flooding to the beleaguered island.

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