Himawari-8 “Clean” Infrared Window (10.4 µm) images (above) showed the volcanic cloud from an eruption of Anak Krakatau in Indonesia on 22 December 2018. Two distinct pulses were evident: the first began around 1340 UTC, with the second starting around 1520 UTC. At times the cloud-top infrared brightness temperatures were -80ºC... Read More