NASA Infrared Image of Cyclone 97W (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA Infrared Image of Cyclone 97W

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NASA's Aqua satellite AIRS instrument caught a new tropical depression that just formed in the Philippine Sea on Nov. 2 at 0523 UTC (1:23 p.m. local time, Manila) and already on the fringe of the Philippines. The infrared imagery is showing some high thunderstorms (purple) indicating some heavy rainfall and strong convection.

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NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

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