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CIRA research and PR at CSU. Media requests: satlib.cira.colostate.edu/media-requests/. CIRA homepage: col.st/0xPmb

Fort Collins, COcira.colostate.eduJoined May 2015

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May 25

Simply jaw-dropping satellite imagery of Super Typhoon Mawar.

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The parade of West Coast storms over the last ten days.

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Today's view of a large Saharan dust plume. Watch in near-realtime: col.st/Yo9R1.

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Jun 29

Incredible imagery of a derecho marching across the Midwest this afternoon.

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The impressive and very clear eye of Hurricane Ian this afternoon.

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Jan 28, 2021

A vortex, embedded in stratocumulus clouds, swirling along the coast of Chile.

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Sep 9, 2020

Incredibly vast extent of smoke this morning along the U.S. West Coast. GeoColor imagery via GOES-West: col.st/cB8SX.

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Aug 28

An impressive, lightning-packed convective burst within Tropical Storm Idalia this evening as the sun sets.

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Happy Solstice! Watch as the terminator shifts, from solstice to solstice.

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Mar 22

Truly incredible satellite imagery of a mid-latitude cyclone and its eye-like feature moving ashore in the Bay Area.

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Concentric gravity waves created by the volcanic eruption on La Palma.

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Jan 4

An incredible view of the powerful storm system approaching the U.S. West Coast.

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The sun setting on the incredibly powerful eye of Hurricane Laura.

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Aug 21, 2020

High resolution satellite imagery of wildfires burning last night in Northern California.

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Aug 7

Incredible view of severe storms marching across the Mid-Atlantic this evening.

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Three named tropical systems in the Atlantic, all close in proximity to each other. This morning's view of Idalia, Franklin, and Jose.

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The Artemis launch as seen from space.

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Apr 4

Impressive imagery of severe storms marching across northern Illinois this morning.

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Happy Fall Equinox! Watch as the terminator shifts throughout the year via GOES-West (left) & GOES-East (right).

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Sep 14, 2020

The last 30 hours of Hurricane Sally bubbling and strengthening.

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Sep 25, 2022

A 24 hour time lapse showing Noru rapidly intensify from a tropical storm to a super typhoon. Super Typhoon Noru is headed towards the Philippines in the Western Pacific.

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Mar 31

Incredible imagery of the evolution of multiple tornadic storms over Iowa.

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Lightning within storms along a dry line in Texas. GOES-East's view from yesterday evening: col.st/9l6si.

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Sep 12

The trailing ends of Lee and Margot appear to reach out towards each other as both hurricanes dance across the Atlantic.

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A high resolution view of Mauna Loa erupting this afternoon.

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Mar 28

Simply stunning view of the latest bomb cyclone approaching the U.S. West Coast.

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Stunning satellite visuals this evening of Hurricane Idalia and the lightning within.

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High resolution imagery of tornadic and severe storms racing across the Midwest this evening. ⚡⚡⚡

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The potent storm system bringing feet of snow and heavy rain to Southern California.

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Storms building over Jamaica.

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Jun 14, 2022

Impressive satellite view of the severe storm that trekked through Chicago this evening.

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May 11, 2022

We are excited to share first looks at GOES-18 imagery! A wonderful full view of Earth. Though beautiful, GOES-18 data is preliminary and non-operational.

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May 25, 2020

A von Karman vortex street forming on Guadalupe Island.

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Feb 27

A powerful storm system brought feet of snow in the West while triggering tornadoes across the Plains and Midwest. This remarkable satellite view shows the system racing across the country.

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Over the course of a 12-hour time-span, Hurricane Lee rapidly-intensified from a category 1 to a category 4 storm. This sunrise-to-sunset imagery shows Lee's evolution today and the development of its impressive eye. It is expected to become a category 5 in the next day.

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Over the weekend, an impressive dust storm charged across West Texas.

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Super Typhoon Mawar has regained its impressive and powerful eye.

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Storm Daniel making its devastating landfall in Libya. This time lapse shows Daniel's evolution over the last three days.

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Beautiful lake effect flow on Lake Superior today.

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High resolution view of tornadic supercells erupting in Oklahoma this evening.

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In the Eastern Pacific, Hurricane Fernanda grew from a tropical storm to a category 4 hurricane in just 24 hours.

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A cluster of large wildfires ablaze tonight in Alberta, Canada.

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An impressive view of a low pressure system in the North Atlantic.

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May 21

A large swirl of smoke has arrived in the Northern United States.

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This 24 hour time lapse shows the evolution of yesterday's severe weather that brought destruction to parts of Mississippi.

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Severe storms firing tonight in Texas.

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Mar 1, 2021

Lake effect flowing off of Lake Superior.

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Sep 10, 2020

Today's view of the large smoke layer along the U.S. Pacific Coast.

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Oct 21, 2020

Sunrise on the eye of Hurricane Epsilon.

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Sep 28, 2022

The sun setting on Hurricane Ian as it continues its Florida approach.

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Aug 29

This morning we have incredibly high resolution imagery of Hurricane Idalia. This 30-second imagery shows impressive convection within Idalia as the sunrises.

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Lightning within Hurricane Dora as it strengthens into a category four storm.

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A spectacular view of tornadic storms swirling around a low pressure system this afternoon in Nebraska.

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Earlier today Hinnamnor became a Super Typhoon. Watch this 20-hr time lapse showing the storm developing and maintaining its impressive structure.

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Oct 19, 2020

The circulation of newly-formed Tropical Storm Epsilon.

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Nov 19, 2021

Wonderful display of a von Karman vortex street on Guadalupe Island.

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Mar 25

Satellite view of the storm that produced the destructive tornado in Rolling Fork, Mississippi.

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"Good, everyone has arrived. Lets get this meeting of Atlantic tropical systems started." Idalia, Franklin, Jose, and Gert are all hanging out nearby each other in the Atlantic Ocean.

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A polar cyclone has been meandering around the 24/7 sun-lit Arctic for the last nine days.

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A line of severe and tornadic storms pushing across Oklahoma and Kansas tonight.

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Storms building on the Indonesian Island of Java.

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Mar 7

The long journey of Cyclone Freddy continues. This incredible three week animation shows that journey.

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A very cool time lapse showing a low pressure system approaching the Pacific Northwest.

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A fascinating satellite visual of an actinoform cloud swirling over the southeast Pacific Ocean.

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An impressive haboob in Argentina. Spotted last night by GOES-East: col.st/dnCAj.

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Dec 18, 2020

Severe storms bubbling this afternoon in Argentina.

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Nov 22, 2020

Tropical Cyclone Gati landfalling in Somalia.

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Jan 6

The spectacular evolution of the powerful bomb cyclone.

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An impressive low, east of New Zealand.

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Aug 29

Incredible view of sunlight fading on Hurricane Franklin and Tropical Storm Idalia.

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This morning's eruption of La Soufrière.

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Apr 20

A remarkable view of a solar eclipse from space. This seen today over Oceania.

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Florida sandwiched between marine stratocumulus. A beautiful satellite view via GOES-West.

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Feb 14

An impressive dust storm sweeping across Texas and Oklahoma this afternoon.

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A wildfire in southern British Columbia produced a brief pyrocumulonimbus cloud this evening. This high resolution satellite imagery from GOES-18 shows the explosiveness within the smoke plume.

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Storms firing tonight in Mexico.

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Apr 5, 2022

A look at the weather system that hit the North American West Coast over the last two days.

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May 1, 2020

Cloud trails forming on the Lesser Antilles. More cool imagery: col.st/MAJ7M.

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Nov 4, 2020

A von Karman vortex street forming off Jeju Island. Seen today by Himawari-8: col.st/xoMi7.

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Sep 27, 2021

Yesterday's full day evolution of Hurricane Sam.

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Apr 26

Impressive storms in Florida produced accumulating hail along the state's east coast this afternoon.

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Supercell initiating and splitting, this evening in Texas. More storm imagery: col.st/6KtB4.

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Apr 27

Enjoy these beautiful von Karman vortices that formed yesterday on Guadalupe Island.

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The evolution of Hurricane Sally over the last five days.

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Nov 1, 2022

Tropical Storm Lisa continues to organize and push west in the Caribbean Sea.

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Sep 17, 2020

Medicane Ianos swirling in the Mediterranean Sea today.

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Aug 18

Hilary is still a powerful category 4 hurricane. Strong convection can be seen around the eye in this view from this afternoon.

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High resolution imagery of Hurricane Ian's eye clearing this morning.

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Oct 11, 2021

Storms erupting in the Southern Plains. Observed last night by GOES-East: col.st/7LSvF.

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Aug 25

Severe storms erupting over Michigan this evening.

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Lightning within severe and tornadic storms in Kansas and Nebraska.

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Aug 24, 2020

Satellite imagery you don't see every day... two tropical cyclones approaching the Continental U.S.

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Sep 9, 2020

The evolution of the Oregon & N. California fires over the last 12 hours. As seen in a Fire Temperature product via GOES-West: col.st/tzqMj.

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Aug 6

This two day time lapse shows Hurricane Dora strengthening, obtaining an impressive and clear eye.

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Hurricane Idalia becomes a major hurricane as it approaches Florida.

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An impressive low pressure system approaching North America.

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Apr 21, 2021

The last 10 hours of Typhoon Surigae swirling near the Philippines.

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Aug 28

Hurricane Franklin has reached Category 4 strength. The storm is offshore, but there are still dangerous surf and rip currents along the coast of the Southeast US.

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Cluster of storms erupting last night in South Dakota.

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Apr 15, 2021

A cluster of storms this morning in Texas.

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