A post-tropical low that was formerly Hurricane Genevieve spirals over the Pacific Ocean.
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Typhoon Dolphin crosses the remote Ogasawara Islands of Japan as a Category 3 equivalent storm.
Widespread smoke and haze-filled skies remain over the Pacific Northwest as wildfires continue to burn in the region.
Large and dangerous wildfires burn in central and eastern Washington, as seen from satellite imagery showing how they appear during the nighttime and daytime. Near the city of Spokane, several fires close in on the city, burning hundreds of structures and forcing evacuations.
Yesterday, the Widemouth 2 Fire in central Utah exploded in size, sending a large plume of smoke into the air. The Ward Fire in eastern Nevada can also be seen.
Typhoon Dolphin weakens slightly as it travels northwestward over the Western Pacific Ocean.
Wildfires rage in the Pacific Northwest over the last several days. The Tartar fire in Idaho is over 100,000 acres after exploding in size overnight Saturday, while dangerous wildfires encroach on the city of Spokane, destroying hundreds of structures and prompting evacuations.
An incredible limb view of Super Typhoon Dolphin under a setting sun, captured by GOES-18 earlier today.
Genevieve has weakened to a tropical storm as it moves northwestward over the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
Yesterday morning, a full moon illuminated Hawai'i and Tropical Cyclone Fausto to its north while the light from Kīlauea's 52nd eruptive episode glowed brightly on the Big Island.
Hurricane Genevieve continues to weaken as it moves over cooler waters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
The mesmerizing and swirling eye of Super Typhoon Dolphin over the Western Pacific Ocean.
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Earlier this morning, moonlight illuminated the eye of Super Typhoon Dolphin.
In the last 36 hours, Super Typhoon Dolphin grew from a Category 1 to a powerful Category 5 equivalent storm over the Western Pacific Ocean.
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Hurricane Genevieve slowly weakens as it heads northwestward over the eastern Pacific Ocean.
After thunderstorms moved through yesterday afternoon, portions of the Northeastern United States continue to receive heavy rain today.
Polar-orbiting satellites keep an eye on the massive wildfires burning across Oregon and western Idaho.
Tropical Storm Fausto approaches Hawaii, where it will soon bring impacts to the islands. Meanwhile, Hurricane Genevieve is now a Category 3 storm in the Eastern Pacific as Typhoon Dolphin is undergoing extreme rapid intensification in the Western Pacific.
The raw power of Hurricane Genevieve and the strong eye at its center, as seen from satellite imagery today.
Hurricane Fausto heads west towards Hawai'i where it is expected to pass north of the islands in the next couple of days.
Severe thunderstorms blast across the Midwest today, including one that produced a destructive tornado in Wisconsin.
Throughout the weekend, numerous wildfires across Cascadia belched thick plumes of smoke into the air.
Hurricane Genevieve, after forming in the Eastern Pacific late last week, underwent rapid intensification in the last 36 hours, at one point strengthening into a Category 5 storm. Genevieve is currently at Category 4 strength and will continue moving northwest over the ocean.
Among the cities and other artificial lights visible at night in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, several large active wildfires burn brightly in the dark.
Hurricane Fausto has strengthened into a Category 2 storm as it continues its westward journey over the Pacific Ocean.
Following Tropical Storm Bertha's landfall in Texas yesterday, it continued to move inland, where it dissipated shortly after during the nighttime hours.
Multiple large fires burn and billow smoke across the Pacific Northwest.
Hurricane Fausto continues to churn over the Pacific Ocean as a Category 1 storm.