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Heavy rains fell over Tokyo in September 2026 due to successive typhoons and a prolonged high-pressure front.
Worldview Image of the Week
Oct. 2, 2026
Image captured September 24, 2025, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA NOAA-21 platform.
Worldview Image of the Week
Sept. 25, 2025
Image captured on Apr 16, 2025, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the Suomi NPP platform, with IMERG Precipitation Rate.
Worldview Image of the Week
April 17, 2025
Image captured on Apr 10, 2025, by the MODIS instrument aboard the Terra platform.
Worldview Image of the Week
April 11, 2025
Image captured on Oct 25, 2023, at 1:20 a.m., EST [5:20 UTC], by the ABI instrument aboard the GOES-East satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Oct. 26, 2023
Image captured on Oct 10, 2022 by the MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite, with overlay of rain rate from IMERG.
Worldview Image of the Week
Oct. 11, 2022
Image captured on Feb 28, 2022 by the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Microwave Imager (GMI) instrument on the GPM Core Observatory.
Worldview Image of the Week
May 19, 2022
A new generation reconnects with greener pastures.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020