(Click on images for larger view.)031500Z POSITION NEAR 25.7S 35.0E.TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 14S (IRINA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 150 NM EAST OF MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 13 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE I...

290300Z POSITION NEAR 16.3S 43.3E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 14S,(IRINA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 270 NM NORTHWEST OF ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 01 KNOT OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS TC 14S IS OVERC...

Image: NOAA18 01H08 SAST (Nic Cronje, Nelspruit) Click on image for larger view.180300Z POSITION NEAR 26.4S 43.5E.TROPICAL CYCLONE 12S (GIOVANNA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 495 NM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR, HAS TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD AT 03...

I had a look at this afternoon's satellite images and forecast models. I might have been correct with my earlier prediction that Giovanna is tracking south eastwards towards southern Madagascar and not towards Mozambique as many forecasters h...

Image: CIMSS (Click on image for larger view.)There is still no consensus amongst weather forecasters as to which path Giovanna will follow and whether it will bring torrential rain over parts of Mozambique and possible heavy rain in parts o...

120300Z POSITION NEAR 17.5S 57.5E.TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 12S (GIOVANNA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 260 NM NORTH-NORTHEAST OF LA REUNION, HAD TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 05 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE SYSTEM...

NASA Sees Giovanna Reach Cyclone Strength, Threaten Madagascar(Click on image for larger view.)The MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured this image at 06:00 UTC (1 a.m. EST) on February 10, 2012, as Tropical Cyclone Giovanna moved through...

Published: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 17:39 in Earth & Climate Related images(click to enlarge) NASA/JPL, Ed Olsen NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the low pressure system called System 97S on Jan. 24 and observed a large area of strong t...

Here is the latest track from UNISYS.   Saffir-Simpson Scale The chart color codes intensity (category based on Saffir-Simpson scale): Type Category Pressure (mb) Winds (knots) Winds (mph) Line Color Depression td ----- < 34 < ...

Image: NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared look at the temperatures of the clouds in Tropical Cyclone Funso on Jan. 19, 2012, at 10:59 UTC (5:59 a.m. EST). The coldest cloud top temperatures and strongest thunderstorms appear in purple, and were...