The Electric Eye of Cyclone Bansi

Though these images may look like they come from a science fiction movie, they are in fact photographs of tropical cyclone Bansi as seen at night by astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS). The images were taken when the ISS was east of Madagascar.

El Niño’s Remote Control on Hurricanes in the Northeastern Pacific

El Niño peaks in winter and its surface ocean warming occurs mostly along the equator. However, months later, El Niño events affect the formation of intense hurricanes in the Northeastern Pacific basin, not along the equator. Scientists have now revealed what’s behind “remote control.”

Gonzalo Stirs Up Sediment and the Carbon Cycle

On October 17, 2014, the eye of category 3 Hurricane Gonzalo passed right over Bermuda. The potent storm also stirred up the sediments in the shallow bays and lagoons around Bermuda, spreading a huge mass of sediment across the North Atlantic Ocean.