During what was the last full day of GOES-16’s duty as GOES-East, a comparison of Shortwave Infrared Images from GOES-16 and GOES-19 (Preliminary/Non-operational) (above) showed thermal signatures of prescribed burning in the Flint Hills area of eastern Kansas. These annual Springtime prescribed burns are performed by cattle ranchers in order to... Read More

Light winds and clear skies with High Pressure over the western Great Lakes fostered the development of a warm(ish) patch of water over central Lake Michigan on 6 April 2025. (This has happened before!) Light winds means little vertical mixing in the surface layer of the lake, and solar insolation can heat the water. The... Read More