Tropical Storm Krosa seen nearing the eastern coast of Japan today.
01.08.2025 22:58 β π 9 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0@cira-csu.bsky.social
Tropical Storm Krosa seen nearing the eastern coast of Japan today.
01.08.2025 22:58 β π 9 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0A large plume of dust swirls over Algeria, captured yesterday by polar-orbiting satellites.
01.08.2025 19:46 β π 26 π 4 π¬ 0 π 1Crew-11 lifts off from Florida on their way to the International Space Station.
The heat signature from the launch could be seen from GOES-18.
Smoke from wildfires in Canada descends across the Midwest today, diminishing air quality for multiple states.
01.08.2025 00:30 β π 28 π 6 π¬ 1 π 1This afternoon, thunderstorms triggered flash floods in parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast U.S.
GOES-19 captured this view of the abundant lightning flashing within.
The Dragon Bravo Fire in Arizona and Monroe Fire in Utah grew under conducive conditions yesterday.
The Dragon Bravo Fire has exceeded 100,000 acres and is now the 10th largest fire in Arizona history.
From the waters near East Asia to the Americas, three tropical storms span the vast Pacific Ocean.
This imagery was captured using GOES-18 and Himawari-9.
This morning, smoke from wildfires in Canada fill the skies over the northern Plains and Midwest.
31.07.2025 15:57 β π 26 π 14 π¬ 0 π 2Numerous wildfires blaze brightly at night in Saskatchewan, fading away in the light of dawn to reveal the smoke in the atmosphere above.
30.07.2025 23:21 β π 20 π 6 π¬ 2 π 0This image of Hurricane Iona contains the infrared (band I5) product from NOAA-20 and is from 11:53 UTC on 2025-07-29.
Early yesterday morning, NOAA-20 captured high-resolution imagery of Hurricane Iona's small eye.
The storm has since weakened into a tropical storm.
After spending a couple days as a tropical depression, Co-may strengthened into a tropical storm again before making landfall near Shanghai, China.
30.07.2025 19:56 β π 10 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0The Klyuchevskoy Volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula began erupting following yesterday's massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake just off the Russian east coast.
30.07.2025 17:42 β π 20 π 8 π¬ 0 π 0The wildfire smoke became visible in the morning sunlight over the Intermountain West.
29.07.2025 21:56 β π 12 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Details: This imagery contains the Day/Night NCC product from the NOAA-21 weather satellite. It was taken at 09:17 UTC on 2025-07-29.
Last night, large wildfires in Arizona, Utah, and Colorado were seen burning bright from NOAA-21, filling the skies above with smoke.
29.07.2025 21:56 β π 21 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0Satellite imagery of noctilucent clouds along Earth's horizon. This image contains the atmosphere rgb product from the Himawari-9 weather satellite, captured at 20:50 UTC on 2025-07-23.
On July 23, 2025, noctilucent clouds shimmered high up in Earthβs mesosphere.
Noctilucent clouds can frequently be spotted dancing above high latitude locations throughout the summer.
Satellite imagery of thunderstorms in western Africa. This image contains the visible (band 2) product from the GOES-16 weather satellite, captured at 18:20 UTC on 2022-05-04.
On May 4, 2022, storms marched west across western Africa.
GOES-16's vantage point offered insights into the structure of a thunderstorm, showcasing vast anvils and towering updrafts.
A satellite image of the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haβapai volcano. This image contains the visible (band 2) product from the GOES-17 weather satellite, captured at 04:30 UTC on 2022-01-15.
On January 15, 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haβapai volcano violently erupted, sending massive amounts of ash and water vapor high into the sky.
This near-limb view showcases impressive detail within the large plume. (2/4)
A satellite image of the moon just above Earth's horizon. This image contains the atmosphere rgb product from the Himawari-9 weather satellite, captured at 20:50 UTC on 2025-06-02.
Weather satellites are capable of capturing extraordinary things at the βedgeβ or limb of Earth.
On June 2, 2025, the Moon peeks just above Earthβs limb. The Himawari-9 satellite collects a small amount of off-Earth data which can sometimes include the Moon and Venus. (1/4)
Hurricane Iona strengthens into a major hurricane well south of Hawai'i.
29.07.2025 16:50 β π 35 π 11 π¬ 3 π 0Severe thunderstorms erupt across the northern Plains, delivering widespread damaging winds.
29.07.2025 03:08 β π 18 π 6 π¬ 0 π 1The Dragon Bravo Fire continues to burn on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
Its has currently scorched over 55,000 acres.
Cumulus clouds swirl along the Gulf Coast.
This mesmerizing view captured yesterday by GOES-19.
Hurricane Iona forms in the Pacific Ocean, with Tropical Depression Two-C forming in its wake.
Both systems are moving westward, where they will pass to the south of Hawai'i.
Yesterday evening, severe storms plowed through the north-central plains.
Today, the severe threat continues with a moderate risk for parts of South Dakota and Minnesota.
Severe thunderstorms move through the Northeast this afternoon.
25.07.2025 21:10 β π 12 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0High-resolution imagery of the Dragon Bravo Fire over the last three days. The fire is burning on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
25.07.2025 17:15 β π 12 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Severe thunderstorms erupt near Chicago and over Lake Michigan this afternoon.
24.07.2025 22:36 β π 44 π 16 π¬ 1 π 3Typhoon Co-may nears landfall in the Philippines.
24.07.2025 17:42 β π 10 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0The Dragon Bravo Fire in Arizona continues to burn, sending a plume of smoke into the air.
24.07.2025 16:12 β π 14 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0Tropical Storm Co-may intensifies to the west of the Philippines.
Co-may is forecast to turn back northeast, and is expected to make landfall on the Philippine island of Luzon in the next 24 hours.