Category 5 Cyclone Pam in the South Pacific
![](https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/03/150312_MTSAT_IR_PAM_251.gif)
Cyclone Pam in the South Pacific Ocean was rated at Category 5 intensity by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center at 18 UTC on 12 March 2015. MTSAT-2 10.8 µm IR channel images (above; click image to play animation; also available as an MP4 movie file) showed... Read More