Jorel Torres

Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA). CO State Univ (CSU). JPSS Satellite Liaison. Meteorologist.

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Last night, NOAA-20 captured the small eye of Hurricane Trudy.

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Last night, a waning moon illuminated Hurricane Lowell churning to the south of Hawaii.

Imagery captured by NOAA-21.

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South of Great Bear Lake, fires continue to burn and produce smoke across the Northwest Territories. Seen earlier this afternoon from polar-orbiting satellites.

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Late last month, wildfires broke out in southwestern France near the city of Bordeaux.

Earlier today, satellite imagery was able to capture a clear view of the burn scars that were left behind by the flames.

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Polar-orbiting satellites keep an eye on the massive wildfires burning across Oregon and western Idaho

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Moonlight illuminates significant swaths of smoke across the Pacific Northwest. Seen earlier this morning from polar-orbiting satellites.

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Among the cities and other artificial lights visible at night in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, several large active wildfires burn brightly in the dark.

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North of the Alaskan coastline, sea ice drifts across the Beaufort Sea. Seen earlier today by polar-orbiting satellites.

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Skies above the New York New Jersey Stadium are clearer than they have been the last few days as the kickoff to the FIFA World Cup Final draws near.

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Fires continue to burn, producing smoke across the Northwest Territories. Captured yesterday afternoon from polar-orbiting satellites.

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Moonlight illuminates low stratus and fog across the San Francisco Bay area. Observed earlier this morning by polar-orbiting satellites.

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In southern Colorado, the Aspen Acres Fire produces a significant smoke plume that extends to the Colorado / Kansas border. Captured earlier this afternoon from polar-orbiting satellites.

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The Hastings and Iron Fires produce smoke that drift across the Great Salt Lake and Utah Lake. Seen earlier this afternoon by polar-orbiting satellites.

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Through the month of May, warming temperatures cause the ice covering Lake Winnipeg to melt.

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Northwest of Alaska, sea ice drifts across the Chukchi Sea and Kotzebue Sound. Captured yesterday afternoon from polar-orbiting satellites.

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The terrain of Jan Mayen creates a hole in the clouds as they part around the Arctic island.

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A line of severe thunderstorms charges through the Midwest this afternoon, sweeping through the region with damaging winds.

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Earlier this afternoon, VIIRS observed the active hotspots produced from the South Fork Fire at 750 meter spatial resolution.

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Last night's storms in the Northern Plains created a bow echo shape as they moved quickly through the region, producing strong, damaging winds.

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Storms erupt across the I-25 corridor, extending from southeast Wyoming to the Denver Metro area. Captured earlier this afternoon from polar-orbiting satellites.