Wednesday, January 3, 2018

[nh-announce] 3 January 2018 -- Natural Hazards Updates

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day.
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-- TEMPERATURE EXTREMES (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

COLD SNAP IN THE NORTHEAST
Blasts of Arctic air spilled into the Midwest and Northeast in December 2017 and January 2018.

    * It's Cold—And Hot—in North America (Image from Jan 2, 2018; Posted Jan 3, 2018)
        https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=91517&src=nha


-- UNIQUE IMAGERY (2 updated events, 2 new images) --

NEW YEAR'S NIGHT
Skies were clear as the northeast U.S. rang in the New Year.

    * New Year's Night (Image from Jan 1, 2018; Posted Jan 2, 2018)
        https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=91513&src=nha

MESOVORTEX OVER LAKE MICHIGAN
As 2017 came to a close, satellites acquired imagery of a mesovortex forming over Lake Michigan.

    * A Mesovortex Over Lake Michigan (Image from Dec 31, 2017; Posted Jan 2, 2018)
        https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=91510&src=nha




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