NASA sees Hurricane Miriam tracking over the open Central Pacific
Thursday, August 30, 2018 - 16:00
in Earth & Climate
When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Hurricane Miriam, it was moving to the northwest and was no threat to land areas in the Central Pacific Ocean. Aqua took a look at the storm in infrared light that provided temperature data to reveal the location of the most powerful thunderstorms that make up the tropical cyclone.