NASA sees wind shear bringing post-tropical Cyclone Olivia toward dissipation
Friday, September 14, 2018 - 13:10
in Earth & Climate
NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite found that as Post-tropical cyclone Olivia was being strongly affected by wind shear in the Central Pacific Ocean. That shear was preventing the development of the thunderstorms that would revive the storm, so it weakened into a post-tropical system and is expected to dissipate over the weekend of Sept. 15.