NASA sees 'hot towers' in intensifying Typhoon Bopha
Friday, November 30, 2012 - 16:00
in Earth & Climate
Bopha intensified into a typhoon today, Nov. 30, as it continues to affect the islands in Micronesia in the western North Pacific Ocean. NASA's TRMM satellite captured rainfall data of Bopha and noticed "Hot Tower" thunderstorms as it was intensifying from a tropical storm into a typhoon.