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Tropical Storm Halong Expected to Cross Japan Next Week
Credit: NASA/JPL
> Larger image Typhoon Halong is currently swirling in the South China Sea west of the Philippines, but is forecast to take a northeast track into the western Pacific and by May 20 is forecast to be over the main island of Japan.
This AIRS image shows the temperature of the cloud tops or the surface of the Earth in cloud-free regions. The lowest temperatures (in purple) are associated with high, cold cloud tops that make up the top of Halong. The infrared signal of the AIRS instrument does not penetrate through clouds. Where there are no clouds the AIRS instrument reads the infrared signal from the warm surface of the Earth and warm waters (red). The islands of the Philippines are located to the right of the storm (round blue and purple area).
> More on Tropical Storm Halong
Cyclone Nargis Floods Burma
Credit: Earth Observatory/NASA
> Larger image
The first cyclone of the season in the northern Indian Ocean was a devastating one for Burma (Myanmar). At least 20,000 people were killed, and thousands more were missing as of May 9, 2008.
> Read more and view more images on Tropical Cyclone Nargis
Recent Storms:
> Typhoon Rammasun
> Tropical Storm Durga
> Tropical Cyclone Rosie
> Tropical Cyclone Neoguri
Tropical Storm Halong Expected to Cross Japan Next Week
Credit: NASA/JPL> Larger image Typhoon Halong is currently swirling in the South China Sea west of the Philippines, but is forecast to take a northeast track into the western Pacific and by May 20 is forecast to be over the main island of Japan.
This AIRS image shows the temperature of the cloud tops or the surface of the Earth in cloud-free regions. The lowest temperatures (in purple) are associated with high, cold cloud tops that make up the top of Halong. The infrared signal of the AIRS instrument does not penetrate through clouds. Where there are no clouds the AIRS instrument reads the infrared signal from the warm surface of the Earth and warm waters (red). The islands of the Philippines are located to the right of the storm (round blue and purple area).
> More on Tropical Storm Halong
Cyclone Nargis Floods Burma
Credit: Earth Observatory/NASA> Larger image
The first cyclone of the season in the northern Indian Ocean was a devastating one for Burma (Myanmar). At least 20,000 people were killed, and thousands more were missing as of May 9, 2008.
> Read more and view more images on Tropical Cyclone Nargis
Recent Storms:
> Typhoon Rammasun
> Tropical Storm Durga
> Tropical Cyclone Rosie
> Tropical Cyclone Neoguri
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