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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Cool Geo-Pic: Stormy Atlantic - Sept 2008

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Another cool Geo-Pic from NASA:


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Quite "Cut & Paste" Highllght:
" .... The Atlantic hurricane season typically peaks in early to mid-September after the ocean’s surface has had time to heat up in the summer sun. As if on cue, a string of storms formed over the Atlantic as September approached during the 2008 hurricane season.


When the GOES satellite captured this view of the atmosphere at 1:45 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on September 3, four storms were lined up across the Atlantic, and one had developed in the Eastern Pacific. GOES’ view of the clouds are overlaid on the NASA Blue Marble. ...."


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