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IMERG Precipitation Rate overlaid on base image captured by the ABI instrument aboard the GOES-East platform at 4:30pm ET on June 19, 2025.

Severe Storms Along the US Eastern Seaboard

IMERG Precipitation Rate overlaid on base image captured by the ABI instrument aboard the GOES-East platform at 4:30pm ET on June 19, 2025.
Worldview Image of the Week
June 23, 2025
This is an image of infrared brightness temperatures showing Hurricane Mitch on October 26, 1998, at 18:00 UTC. Cloud tops reached frigid temperatures of 196 K, indicating intense convective activity and likely overshooting tops at 16 km altitude. The hurricane’s track is overlaid, with the deepest red symbol marking a central pressure of 905 mb. Mitch remains one of the deadliest Atlantic hurricanes on record, with more than 9,000 lives lost, primarily from flooding in Honduras and Nicaragua.

Over 25 Years of Global Infrared Data Now Available

The  Climate Prediction Center (CPC) 4 km Infrared (IR) dataset archive now extends back to January 1998, offering over 25 years of high-resolution infrared observations and continuing into the present.
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June 20, 2025
Against a bright yellow and orange background, a dark shape with a glowing light-yellow center dominates the center of this data visualization of Hawaii climate.

Celebrate GIS Day 2024

To celebrate GIS Day, take a peek at these illuminating examples of NASA Earth Science leveraging Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to understand our home planet.
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Nov. 20, 2024
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