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Tropical cyclones have a wide range of wind speeds that are used to classify their intensities. NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center…
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Tropical cyclones form in most ocean basins – some more frequently than others. Before the advent of the satellite era, hurricane…
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The remnants of sea ice along the Northwestern Passage in northern Canada are seen swirling with the blue green of phytoplankton in…
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Super Typhoon Haiyan has traversed the Philippines and has entered the South China Sea. This animation shows a combination of visible and infrared…
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Taken on August 10th, 2013 by the Landsat-8 satellite, this image shows the active fire areas along with burn scars for the McCan and…
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The Suomi NPP satellite captured an amazing image of northern Australia on June 25, 2013. Dozens of wildfires release wisps of smoke…
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Although 75% of the planet is a relatively unchanging ocean of blue, the remaining 25% of Earth's surface is a dynamic green. Data from the NASA/NOAA…
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The rotation of tornadoes creates a distinctive signature in radar data, and can be used to estimate the track that the system takes…