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Cyclones Lam and Marcia

Two potent storms hit northern Australia within six hours on February 19, 2015.


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 Mike Carlowicz.

Published February 21, 2015
Data acquired February 19, 2015

Source:
Suomi NPP > VIIRS