News tagged with thunderstorms
NASA sees Tropical Storm 12S - a possible threat to Madagascar
The twelfth tropical depression formed in the Southern Indian Ocean today and quickly became a tropical storm, dubbed Tropical Storm 12S. NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the storm and captured infrared data that revealed ...
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Feb 09, 2012 |
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NASA sees cyclone Jasmine's power and new eye
Cyclone Jasmine continues to wind between New Caledonia and Vanuatu and bring cyclone-force winds, heavy rain and very rough surf. NASA's Aqua satellite passed overhead early on February 7 and noticed the ...
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Feb 07, 2012 |
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NASA sees strong thunderstorms still surround Cyclone Iggy's center
NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone Iggy on January 31 and the AIRS infrared instrument aboard showed that there is a large area of strong thunderstorms still surrounding Iggy's center of circulation.
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Jan 31, 2012 |
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Major Tropical Cyclone Funso analyzed by two NASA satellites
Tropical Cyclone Funso is now a dangerous Category 4 cyclone in the Mozambique Channel, moving southward between Mozambique on the African mainland and the island nation of Madagascar. As Funso became a major ...
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Jan 25, 2012 |
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NASA sees development of tropical storm 09S in southern Indian Ocean
NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the low pressure system called System 97S on Jan. 24 and observed a large area of strong thunderstorms around its center that hinted at further development. On Jan. 25, the ...
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Jan 25, 2012 |
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New research may explain why serious thunderstorms and tornados are less prevalent on the weekends
(PhysOrg.com) -- For much of the last century, people in parts of the United States have come to notice that just as they got the weekends off to relax, so too did it seem, did serious weather. Big booming ...
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Dec 22, 2011 |
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NASA sees birth of first Southern Indian Ocean season tropical storm
The Southern Indian Ocean cyclone season is off and running and NASA's Aqua satellite saw the birth of Tropical Cyclone 01S.
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Dec 05, 2011 |
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NASA's Aqua satellite sees birth of two tropical cyclones in Eastern Pacific
The tropics in the eastern Pacific were quiet for a couple of days after Hurricane Hilary dissipated, and today gave birth to Tropical Depression 10 and Tropical Storm Irwin. NASA's Aqua satellite captured ...
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Oct 06, 2011 |
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NASA sees Tropical Storm Nanmadol's landfall, Talas headed to Japan
Tropical Storm Nanmadol made landfall in southeastern China's Fujian Province and is now a depression, while further east, Tropical Storm Talas is still headed for Japan.
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Aug 31, 2011 |
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NASA sees heavy rain in Hurricane Irene, satellite video watches her growth
Before Irene even reached hurricane status, a NASA satellite saw heavy rainfall and hot towering thunderstorm clouds around the storm's center this weekend. That heavy rainfall is expected as Irene continues ...
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Aug 23, 2011 |
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NASA satellites see heavy rains for Central America from Tropical Depression 8
The eighth tropical depression of the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season formed from the low pressure System 93L on August 19 at 8 a.m. EDT and satellite data from NASA shows strong rainmaking potential as the ...
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Aug 19, 2011 |
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Satellite shows burn scar from Fourmile canyon fire of sept. 2010
In September 2010, the Fourmile Canyon Fire broke out in the foothills west of Boulder, Colorado, scorching more than 6,000 acres (2,500 hectares) and forcing residents to evacuate. Ten months later, residents ...
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Aug 02, 2011 |
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Tropical Storm Don analyzed in 3 NASA satellite images
NASA is analyzing Tropical Storm Don from all angles, inside and out, using three different satellites. Don is expected to make landfall in southeastern Texas tonight or early Saturday.
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Jul 30, 2011 |
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NASA identifies the areas of Tropical Storm Muifa's strength
The strongest thunderstorms that make up tropical storm Muifa are on the storm's eastern and southern sides, according to infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite. The northern side is being weakened by ...
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Jul 28, 2011 |
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Tropical Depression 10W bringing rain to the Philippines
The tenth tropical depression formed in the western North Pacific Ocean this past weekend, and brought rains to the central Philippines as seen on infrared imagery from a NASA satellite.
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Jul 25, 2011 |
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