NASA's Earth Observatory:What's New at the Earth Observatory for the Week of September 27, 2022

 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 Weekly News

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Fuel for Ian, Cool from Fiona Warm seas provide fuel for extreme storms, and can then be cooled by them.       Noru Strikes the Philippines After making landfall in the Polillo Islands and Luzon, the storm strengthened again as it headed toward Vietnam.       Carrizozo Malpaís Lava Flow A decades-long eruption created this long strip of basalt in the desert in New Mexico.       Arctic Sea Ice Tied for 10th-Lowest on Record The summer 2022 extent of Arctic sea ice continued the downward trend under way since the 1980s.       Canada Braces for Fiona After buffeting Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Bermuda, the hurricane appeared destined to be one of the strongest storms to ever reach the Canadian Maritimes.       Power Outages in Puerto Rico Four days after Hurricane Fiona made landfall on the island, citizens were coping with widespread power losses.       Autumn Transformation in Southern Norway On the final day of summer, much of the region's vegetation had already turned from green to autumnal brown and gold.       RECENT BLOG POSTS             EARTH MATTERS September Puzzler Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.

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