NOAA and NASA recently released the first ABI (Advanced Baseline Imager) imagery from GOES-19. GOES-U was launched on June 25, 2024. The (Preliminary/Non-operational) GOES-19 ABI images on this page are from this very early stage. See the GOES-U launch as well the other GOES ABI monitored the rocket signature with rapid scan imagery), including the re-entry. GOES-19 is the final (fourth)... Read More
Hurricane John was an intense cyclone that affected the Pacific coast of Mexico for a about a week in late September 2024. (Click here to see an approximate path). The storm was noteworthy in that it made landfall, dissipated, re-developed, and then made landfall again. The animation above shows the... Read More
The Fall Equinox in 2024 happened on September 22. According to the astronomical definition of the seasons, the autumnal (or fall) equinox marks the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, which lasts until the winter solstice (around December 21 or 22 in the Northern Hemisphere). This is the... Read More
True-color imagery from the CSPP Geosphere site, above, is annotated to identify a wildfire in progress. This is one of several fires over Oregon, as evidenced by the widespread smoke that is present across the region. The animation below, shows the evolution during the day of the fires. Pyrocumulonimbus (PyroCB)... Read More
