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This NASA satellite image shows a dust storm, hundreds of thousands of square miles in size, moving from the Saharan Air Layer over Africa into the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

Saharan Dust Versus Atlantic Hurricanes

A unique campaign allows scientists to study the effects of Saharan dust storms on Atlantic hurricane development.

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April 19, 2021

The NASA Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Hurricane Nadine in the Atlantic Ocean on September 16, 2012.

Profiles in Intensity

Unmanned aircraft probe the secrets of hurricanes.

Feature Article

April 19, 2021

Hurricane Karl thrashes Mexico in September 2010.

Once More into the Storm

Hurricane researchers return, asking new questions.

Feature Article

April 19, 2021

Photograph of a multicell thunderstorm, which may last for several hours and produce severe weather.

Lightning Spies

ALTUS Cumulus Electrification Study (ACES) help validate LIS data to examine thunderstorms.

Feature Article

April 19, 2021

Hurricane Bonnie's cumulonimbus storm clouds towered 18 kilometers from the eye of the storm.

In the Eyewall of the Storm

Researchers with the Convection and Moisture Experiment (CAMEX) performed a comprehensive study of Hurricane Bonnie.

Feature Article

April 19, 2021

The GOES image above shows Hurricane Fran as it approaches Florida

Hurricane Field Studies

Atmospheric researchers fly instrumented aircraft directly into hurricanes.

Feature Article

April 19, 2021

This image shows the inside of the NASA DC-8 aircraft. (Image courtesy of CAMEX-4).

Dropping in on a Hurricane

Models that predict hurricanes use CAMEX, a series of hurricane field research investigations.

Feature Article

April 19, 2021

The map above shows the average yearly counts of lightning flashes per square kilometer from 1995 to 2013

Data in a Flash

Daytime detection of lightning competes with sunlight shining off cloud tops.

Feature Article

April 19, 2021

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