We created the “What the heck is this?” category just for the type of case that is shown here: GOES-13 visible images (above) displayed an interesting cluster of O-shaped clouds forming over the Eastern Pacific Ocean (near Isla Guadalupe, off the coast of Baja California) on Read More

The Kasatochi Volcano (located in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska) experienced a series of eruptions on 07-08 August 2008. A comparison of visible channel images from the MTSAT-1R and GOES-11 satellites (above) shows the initial sequence of volcanic plumes from 2 very... Read More

On the morning of 17 July 2008, we received the following email from Ron Miller at the National Weather Service forecast office in Spokane, Washington:Can you tell... Read More

Japan’s deadliest tornado on record struck the town of Saroma (near the northern coast of the island of Hokkaido) around 04:00 UTC (1 PM local time) on 07 November 2006 (CNN news report). QuickTime animations of MTSAT-1R visible channel... Read More