NASA looks at Tropical Storm Blanca's increasing winds, dropping temperatures

Cooling cloud top temperatures and increasing winds are two indications that a tropical cyclone is organizing and strengthening. NASA's Aqua satellite and the International Space Station's RapidScat instrument helped meteorologists confirm those factors as Tropical Storm Blanca continues intensifying. In fact, the National Hurricane Center noted that environmental conditions are expected to allow Blanca to rapidly intensify to major hurricane status.

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