NASA MODIS Image of the Day: April 3, 2007 – Tropical Cyclone Jaya Approaching Madagascar
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Madagascar, already suffering from five cyclones worth of storm damage, now has to worry about Tropical Cyclone Jaya. Jaya is being forecast to strike the northeast coast of Madagascar on 6:00 UTC April 3, 2007, as a category 2 storm. The previous cyclones caused a great deal of flooding, which has affected the rice fields, and thus the food supply. According to UNICEF, some 450,000 have been already affected.
This image was acquired by the MODIS on the Terra satellite on April 2, 2007, at 6:45 UTC. Madagascar, outlined in black, is on the left of the image.
