A storm named Eunice has developed over the British Isles and is causing severe winds, up to 122 mph observed at the surface. The storm is associated with a very active jet stream in the North Atlantic. Eunice follows another storm, Dudley, that hit England, Ireland, and Scotland on Wednesday... Read More
Suomi-NPP VIIRS Visible (0.64 µm) images (above) revealed numerous cloud plumes that were emanating from natural gas flaring sources at oil drilling sites across the North Slope of Alaska on 08 February 2022. Surface air temperatures were around -50°F in that area, with Deadhorse setting a daily record low of -53°F.A sequence of Suomi-NPP... Read More
GOES-16 (GOES-East) “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) images (above) showed widespread ice coverage in Lake Erie on 06 February 2022. Increasing southerly/southwesterly winds were helping to open numerous ice leads, resulting in the north/northeastward drift of large ice floes across much of the eastern 3/4 of the lake. A few large ice leads even... Read More
US Space Force EWS-G1 — formerly GOES-13 — Visible (0.63 µm) and Infrared Window (10.7 µm) images (above) showed Cyclone Batsirai making landfall as a Category 3 storm along the eastern coast of Madagascar on 05 February 2022.Suomi-NPP VIIRS True Color RGB and Infrared Window (11.45 µm) images viewed using... Read More
