NASA data showed Tropical Storm Erin forming

Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 14:30 in Earth & Climate

Infrared data from NASA's Aqua satellite showed strong thunderstorms had developed in the eastern Atlantic low pressure system that grew into Tropical Storm Erin. NASA's TRMM satellite noticed a "hot tower" in the storm's center, and research has shown tropical cyclones that have them will intensify as this storm did.

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