Each cloud indicates too much water vapour in a given parcel of air. Below the dew point the air cannot longer hide the vapour and tends to build visible water droplets - the clouds. Lenticular clouds are formed by the same process, but stay in place, because the lack of wind. Valuca’s Photosite shows more photos of this UFO shaped weather phenomenon.
Via: Ehrensenf.de, Picture credit: Valuca
Hurricane Florence now located about 450 kilometers south of Bermudas developped windspeed of 130 km/h. Satellite picture taken by Daily Terra, 2006-09-09.
The Google Maps geocoding database is updated with street names for Australia and New Zealand. Furthermore most houses in cities are visible.
You may now look for places with a search string like ’sydney upper fort st’ or ‘the esplanade perth’ or ‘wellington herd st’ in the address search available from sidebar.
This ‘Picture of Day’ introduces a new set of time enabled layers. Satellite photo taken by Daily Aqua, 2006-08-31, shows Cat 3 hurricane John touching California, while the Ernesto system is still visible. (more…)
What looks like fog over Amazon rainforest at first sight are hundreds of fires turning trees and oxygen into carbondioxyd. Switch between Landsat and Daily Terra layers to see what happened in some years, only.
Satellite picture taken by Daily Terra, 2006-08-24.
A forest fire in the area of Cassandra in Halkidiki, northern Greece, caused the deaths of two people and devasted some 5,000 hectares of pine trees. Captured by Daily Aqua, 2006-08-22. Via: ekathimerini.com
Lightning caused wildfires in Oregon, USA, seen by Daily Aqua, 2006-08-20. Daily information and satellite photos prepares the MODIS Active Fire Mappping Program every day (US only).
Since a week more than 100 fires were reported in Galicia. Commercial interests and heat are common causes. Satellite picture shows north-east Iberian Peninsula taken by Daily Terra, 2006-08-10. via: ESA
Currently 3 typhoons are active in western Pacific Ocean, 2006-08-07. Left picture shows Typhoon Saomai and Tropical Storm Bopha approaching Taiwan and China. All satellite photos are available in different resolutions at the Rapidfire Homepage. See observations of Storms and typhoons from last 30 days in Western Pacific.
Highways, drought, logging and deforestation menace the largest and most species rich tract of tropical rainforest on this planet. Amazon Rainforest afire captured by Daily Aqua, 2006-08-07.
A huge oil slick caused by Israeli bombing has already polluted 100km of the Lebanese coast, may reach beaches in Turkey, Cyprus and Greece. Picture taken by Daily Terra, 2006-08-01.
Satellite picture taken by Daily Terra, 2006-07-29, showing one of an incrementing amount of dust storms in this region caused by extreme summer heat.
via: Modis
While still under attack by Israeli forces tens of thousands of people flee Lebanon for their lives. Picture, taken by Daily Aqua, 2006-07-17, shows burning oil refineries near the coast.
Wildfire in California, 2006-07-13, observed by Daily Terra. A recently published report asserts a positive feedback effect between wildfires and global warming.
via: cbsnews.com, missoulian.com, MODIS Aqua
Some impressive photos of the red sky are available in this forum thread.
Volcanoe Merapi, Java, is still active. Latest satellite picture taken by Daily Terra, 2006-06-15 2:50 UTC, is available in different resolution and channels from Terra/Modis Rapid Response System.
You may use the Mission Control Satellite Overpass Predictor on the Earth Observatory Web site to find out when Aqua MODIS or Terra MODIS will pass overhead next time.
Tropical Storm Alberto opens season and may become a cat 1 hurricane. 20.000 people have ordered to evacuate along Florida’s Gulf Coast.
Public Advisory , CBSNEWS.
Vortex street and glory off near Guadalupe Island, Mexico captured by MODIS Daily Aqua. More info about this resonance effect is available at Wikipedia and Visible Earth
This is a nice shot from Daily Aqua taken 2006-05-25. It shows the Caribbean sea, Florida and Cuba. Sun is reflected by the water surface and the States are covered with little clouds.
