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Fort Collins, CO
Joined May 2015
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Sunlight glints off of the rivers of northern South America, including the Orinoco River.
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CIRA researcher Kate Musgrave specializes in AI hurricane forecasting. With family in the Southeastern United States, the challenge of hurricane forecasting is extremely important to her. Read the full story:
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The sun rises on massive and strengthening Hurricane Erin. The storm is expected to stay offshore, but some of its effects will be felt all along the East Coast.
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Hurricane Erin swirls northward in the Atlantic Ocean. Seen by polar-orbiting satellites over the past 24-hours.
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Numerous wildfires rage across Spain and Portugal, pockmarking the landscape of the Iberian Peninsula. This imagery was captured by the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) between August 13 - 15, 2025.
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Sunrise on Hurricane Erin swirling in the Atlantic as lightning flashes within. Erin is a Category 2 storm with 105 mph (170 km/hr) winds.
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This imagery is available for media use and can be found on the Satellite Library: .
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A stunning view of Hurricane Erin north of the Caribbean on Monday evening.
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Lightning flashes around Hurricane Erin's cloud covered eye as it passes near the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos. Erin is still a powerful category 4 storm.
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On August 12, 2025, the Lee Fire and its burn scar in northwestern Colorado were captured in detail by NOAA-20. That night, the waning gibbous moon illuminated the scene, revealing the same scar and the fire burning bright.
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A striking high-resolution view of a category 5 Hurricane Erin and its strong, clear eye. This imagery was captured over the weekend from NOAA-20.
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Convection churns within major Hurricane Erin as it passes to the northeast of Hispaniola.
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Stunning imagery of lightning within Hurricane Erin. Erin remains a powerful, major hurricane.
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Hurricane Erin rapidly intensifies from a tropical storm to a category 5 hurricane in about 24 hours.
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Hurricane Erin is now a Category 5. View all of our imagery of Erin on the Satellite Library:
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Lightning flashes within a powerful, Category 4 Hurricane Erin. An incredible view this morning from GOES-19.
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Typhoon Podul made landfall in China near Hong Kong overnight on Wednesday, and NOAA-21 captured stunning nighttime visible imagery of the storm and surrounding lights.
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Erin strengthens, becoming the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic Season. This hi-res view shows several lightning flashes within an intensifying storm.
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Convection increases within Tropical Storm Erin as it slowly intensifies. Erin is forecast to become a hurricane tomorrow, intensifying into a major hurricane over the weekend.
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