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A bright orange and pink and purple map showing various temperatures corresponding to various colors over an image of Hurricane Melissa with Cuba and Florida labeled

Satellite captures destructive power of Hurricane Melissa | Space photo of the day for Nov. 17, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published

The image shows the difference in temperature between the top of a hurricane and the bottom.

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a satellite image of flattened buildings next to a flooded river

Satellite images show parts of Jamaica in ruins after record-breaking Hurricane Melissa

By Meredith Garofalo Published

New satellite imagery captures the complete devastation across Jamaica left in the wake of deadly Hurricane Melissa.

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A still showing the eye of Hurricane Melissa subdivided into smaller holes in swirling white clouds

Satellite images show 'mesovortices' forming around the eye of deadly Hurricane Melissa

By Elizabeth Howell Published

Footage from a NOAA satellite taken Oct. 28 shows Melissa’s deadly spin as it moves across the Caribbean.

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a spiral-shaped white cloud swirls above the southeastern united states as seen by a satellite

Hurricane Debby makes landfall in Florida as satellites watch from space (video)

By Sharmila Kuthunur Published

NOAA satellites in orbit have recorded nearly real-time views of Hurricane Debby as it makes landfall in Florida on Aug. 5, 2024.

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Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy took this photo of Hurricane Irma from orbit on Sept. 7, 2017 while he flew overhead aboard the International Space Station. A Soyuz crew capsule is visible at left.

Space Station Crew Sees Hurricane Irma's Power from Orbit (Photos, Video)

By Tariq Malik Published

Hurricane Irma is barreling through the Caribbean as a massive Category 5 storm and its fury unmistakable even from orbit, according to the the crew of the International Space Station (ISS).

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