Hurricane Irma (IMAGE) University of Wisconsin-Madison Caption A visible light image of Hurricane Irma in 2017 from GOES-16. GOES stands for Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. Credit UW-Madison SSEC Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.