NASA's Aqua Satell's Infrared View of Cyclone Evan (IMAGE)

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NASA's Aqua Satell's Infrared View of Cyclone Evan

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NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Cyclone Evan at 9:11 p.m. EST, Dec. 16 and the AIRS instrument captured an infrared image of the cloud tops. AIRS data showed that temperatures (purple) were as cold as -81F (-63C) over Fiji, indicating very strong thunderstorms wrapping around Evan's center. Those thunderstorms were also generating heavy rainfall.

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Credit: NASA JPL, ED Olsen

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