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Stories by Tim Wagner

Tropical Convection to Bring Heavy Rainfall to Guam

It is mid to late July, and the western Pacific Ocean is starting to see its share of tropical activity. While Tropical Storm Francisco is spinning toward the Ryuku Islands of southwestern Japan, the people of Guam have their eyes on Invest 98W, an intensifying system closely approaching their island.... Read More

American Samoa’s Wettest Year Gets Wetter

2025 has proven to be an atypically wet year for American Samoa. The cumulative precipitation chart backs that up: going back to 1 January, the total rainfall at Pago Pago has been the highest on record up to this date, and total rainfall is 70% higher than a normal year.July... Read More

Welcome to Space, Meteosat 13!

At 5:04 PM local time (2104 UTC) on 1 July 2025, the newest member of the geostationary ring was launched into orbit. The MTG-S1 satellite (to be renamed Meteosat 13 upon commissioning) represents a first for EUMETSAT: a hyperspectral sounder in geostationary orbit. While EUMETSAT has long supported hyperspectral sounders... Read More