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Hurricane Irma Seen From Orbit By Eumetsat

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
September 6, 2017
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Hurricane Irma Seen From Orbit By Eumetsat
Irma
EUMETSAT

Composite image of category 5 Hurricane Irma, the strongest storm to ever form in the Atlantic, approaching the Carribbean, followed closely by tropical storm Jose to the south-east, at 06:00 UTC on Wednesday, 6 September 2017.

Infrared data from the geostationary satellites of EUMETSAT, JMA and NOAA overlays a computer-generated model of the Earth, containing NASA’s Blue Marble Next Generation imagery.

Copyright: 2017 EUMETSAT Larger image

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