CIMSS Researchers Sarah Griffin and Derrick Herndon conducted a TV interview with WGN9 Chicago Tom Skilling about CIMSS hurricane research and satellite data.

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  Figure: WGN9 Tom Skilling presents a special feature on CIMSS tropical cyclone research.

The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Satellite Blog was updated with the following posts: “Blowing dust from Lake Colhué Huapi in the Patagonian region of southern Argentina” (Sept. 16), “Interesting (Lack of) Cloud Formation on the California Coast” (Sept. 19), “Tropical Storm Fay approaches hurricane intensity” (Sept. 20), “30-second imagery of rapidly intensifying Hurricane Polo — which eventually reached Category 5 intensity” (Sept. 22) and “Fall Equinox 2026: There GOES Summer!” (Sept. 22).

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  Figure: GOES-19 True Color RGB image at 2110 UTC on September 16, 2026 -- showing a plume of blowing dust that was streaming eastward off the dry Lake Colhue Huapi in southern Argentina.
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  Figure: GOES-18 Infrared Window image with plots of GLM Flash Points at 1445 UTC on September 22, 2026 -- showing an Enveloped Eyewall Lightning Signature associated with Category 5 Hurricane Polo in the East Pacific Ocean.