Dust Storm hits Mexico and New Mexico

On February 20, 2013, dust plumes arose in northern Mexico and southern New Mexico. The plumes blew toward the northeast, some of them mingling with clouds north of New Mexico’s White Sands National Monument. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this natural-color image the same day.

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Hurricane Andrew: 20 Years On From The $26 Billion Storm

Hurricane Andrew was not the deadliest tropical cyclone to strike the U.S. mainland, but the compact, fast-moving storm remains one of the strongest and costliest on record. The Category 5 storm slammed into southern Florida two decades ago on August 24, 1992. 

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Number Of Forecasted Atlantic Hurricanes Revised Upwards

Hurricane Gordon, the seventh named storm of the season, pictured by NASA over The Azores early on Monday.

 

In its updated tropical forecast for 2012, released today, WSI (Weather Services International) has increased the 2012 forecast to 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 intense hurricanes (category 3 or greater). 

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Mexico Braces For Tropical Storm Helene

 

The Mexican Government has issued a tropical storm warning for the coast of Mexico from Barra de Nautla to La Cruz for Saturday. 

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TMT World Volcanic Activity Report 17 August 2012

Each week, The Meteo Times provides information on new and continuing volcanic activity throughout the world. The TMT World Volcanic Activity Report is filed in conjunction with the most up-to-date date from the Smithsonian Institute. This week's report features updates from Monsterrat, Guatemala, New Zealand, Indonesia, USA, Mexico, Russia, Japan, Ecuador and Colombia.

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WSI Raises 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast

In its updated tropical forecast for 2012, WSI (Weather Services International) has increased the 2012 forecast to 13 named storms, 6 hurricanes and 3 intense hurricanes (category 3 or greater). 

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Weather Centre Tracks Hurricane Gilma

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Hurricane Gilma on Aug. 9 at 5:53 a.m. EDT.

High, cold cloud tops with bitter cold temperatures are indicators that there's a lot of strength in the uplift of air within a tropical cyclone. NASA's Aqua satellite passed by Hurricane Gilma and saw a concentrated area of very cold cloud tops.

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Ernesto Downgraded To Tropical Storm

Ernesto passed over the Yucatán Peninsula on August 8, 2012, as the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this natural-color image. 

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Hurricane Ernesto Passes Over Yucatán Peninsula

Ernesto strengthened to a hurricane by August 7, 2012, according to U.S. Air Force hurricane hunters. 


At 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on August 7, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that Ernesto was located about 185 miles (295 kilometers) east of Chetumal, Mexico. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 80 miles (130 kilometers) per hour and was headed toward the west-northwest at about 14 miles (22 kilometers) per hour.

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this natural-color image of Tropical Storm Ernesto on August 7. Ernesto’s spiral arms spanned hundreds of kilometers, and extended over parts of Mexico, Belize, and Honduras.

The NHC forecast that Ernesto, a Category 1 hurricane, would pass over the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula overnight August 7–8. A hurricane warning was in effect for Cozumel; parts of the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula from Chetumal to Tulum; and the entire coast of Belize. Likely hazards included high winds, heavy rains, and storm surges.

NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center. Caption by Michon Scott. Instrument: Terra - MODIS

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