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Trio of Hurricanes Over the Pacific Ocean

For the first time in recorded history, three Category 4 storms lined up over the central and eastern Pacific Ocean.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Trio of Hurricanes Over the Pacific Ocean.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using VIIRS data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Suomi NPP is the result of a partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Department of Defense. Caption by Kathryn Hansen.

Published September 1, 2015
Data acquired August 30, 2015

Source:: Suomi NPP > VIIRS