The Tungurahua Volcano in Ecuador began to have a series of eruptions during the first 2 weeks of February 2008 (Washington VAAC advisories). A comparison of 4 different GOES-10 Imager and Sounder products (above) shows the Imager 10.5µm “IR window”, the Imager 10.5-12.0µm “split window difference”, the Sounder 11.0-12.0µm “split window difference”,... Read More

The Super Tuesday 2008 Tornado Outbreak has been one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks on record in the US — with 59 fatalities reported so far, it ranks in the top 15 deadly tornado outbreaks (and the highest number of tornado deaths since... Read More

A MODIS true color image displayed using Google Earth (above) shows striking variations in the color of the water in the region around the Bahamas and southern Florida on 05 February 2008. The lighter blue water colors indicate the extent of the relatively shallow banks (water generally less than 25 meters... Read More

Amato Evan captured some awesome Google Earth AVHRR images of a large dust storm that was affecting the Arabian Peninsula during the 01-04 February 2008 period. A rare winter case of northerly “shamal” winds (producing gusts of 35 mph) was creating the massive cloud of blowing dust and blowing sand. ... Read More