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Surigae Stirs Up the Pacific

The super typhoon reached extreme intensity earlier in the year than any storm in the satellite era.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership, and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS). Story by Michael Carlowicz.

Published April 19, 2021
Data acquired April 18 - 19, 2021

Sources:
NOAA-20 > VIIRS
Suomi NPP > VIIRS
Collection:
Earth at Night