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Weeks of Extreme Weather in India

Lightning, thunderstorms, and dust storms are normal in India—but not at this intensity.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using OMPS data from NASA's NPP Ozone Science Team, and lightning climatology from GHRC Lightning & Atmospheric Electricity Research. Story by Kasha Patel.

Published May 25, 2018
Data acquired May 14, 2018

Sources:
Suomi NPP > OMPS
TRMM > LIS