Hurricane Ophelia, the fourth hurricane of the north Atlantic tropical season, is pictured above near peak intensity as it moves over the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Hispaniola (which island is visible in the southwest corner of the image loop). The hurricane displays a circular central dense... Read More
GOES-15 0.63 µm visible channel images (above; click image to play animation) showed the rather small but very distinct eye of Category 4 Hurricane Hilary in the Eastern North Pacific Ocean on 23 September 2011. GOES-15 (the newest in the series of GOES N/O/P satellites, launched and tested in 2010) is scheduled to... Read More
MTSAT-2 10.8 µm IR channel images (above; click image to play animation) showed Category 4 Typhoon Roke as it approached Japan during the 19 September – 20 September 2011 period. Roke exhibited a well-defined eye during this time. Massive evacuations were urged by the Japanese government as this strong tropical... Read More
