Suomi NPP satellite sees record-breaking Hurricane Patricia
Friday, October 23, 2015 - 12:00
in Earth & Climate
At 8 a.m. EDT on October 23, 2015, the National Hurricane Center said that Hurricane Patricia had grown into a monster hurricane. In fact, it is the strongest eastern north pacific hurricane on record. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite analyzed the temperatures and structure within the storm as it passed overhead.