Satellite Eye on Earth: January 2015 – in pictures

Double cyclones, Iceland’s Holuhraun lava field and Madagascar floods are among the images captured by European Space Agency and Nasa satellites last monthTwo tropical cyclones— Diamondra and Eunice—swirled over the central Indian Ocean, in January. Neither storm was particularly strong, nor were they expected to make landfall or cause significant damage. But their close proximity offered striking views to satellites.If two tropical cyclones draw near each other, they begin to rotate cyclonically around an axis connecting their centres – something meteorologists call the Fujiwhara effect. Such binary storms can even merge if their centres get close enough, although that was not the case here. Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 12, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Eric Hilaire Tags: Environment Space World news Science Source Type: news