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It was an unsettled day for much of the eastern half of the U.S. yesterday, with storms stretching from New Mexico to Michigan.

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A bolide, or large meteor, broke up over South Carolina and Georgia earlier today, creating a fireball that was bright enough to be captured by GOES-19.

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After a very wet autumn for Queensland, water moves through the Australian Outback. Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre in South Australia can be seen filling near the start of May.

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Tropical Storm Andrea has formed over the central Atlantic Ocean. Andrea is the first named tropical system for the Atlantic basin this year.

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A pair of lows swirl over the Atlantic Ocean.

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Burning wildfires in Alaska and The Yukon permeate the skies above with smoke.

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The Forsythe and France Canyon fires continue to burn in southwestern Utah.

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Impressive imagery of a destructive derecho that charged across North Dakota yesterday evening.

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The full journey of Hurricane Erick from formation through landfall and dissipation over Mexico.

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Last week, three tropical systems formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean basin: Barbara, Cosme, and Dalila. Barbara became the first hurricane of the 2025 East Pacific hurricane season on June 9, 2025, when it intensified into a category 1 storm (1/4).

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The France Canyon Fire in southern Utah grew in size under strong winds yesterday afternoon.

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Hurricane Erick seen yesterday from polar-orbiting satellites as it neared major hurricane status.

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A lightning-packed line of severe storms charging across the Midwest yesterday. This impressive view captured by GOES-19.

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Early this morning, Hurricane Erick made landfall in Oaxaca, Mexico as a Category 3 storm. This 30-hour time lapse shows Erick's rapid intensification into a powerful storm.

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Hurricane Erick intensifies into a category 2 storm as it approaches the coast of southern Mexico.

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For development of the AI-ready TC-PRIMED dataset for tropical cyclones and making it publicly available at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Naufal Razin was nominated for CIRA's Research and Service Initiative award. Learn more: www.cira.colostate.edu/science-stor...

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A visible eye develops within a rapidly intensifying Hurricane Erick. Erick is forecast to make landfall tomorrow in southern Mexico as a major hurricane.

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Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spewed ash and hot gasses into the sky over Indonesia earlier today.

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Numerous severe thunderstorms erupt in the Central Plains and along the Front Range of the Rockies this afternoon.

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A clear day above iceberg A23a reveals shifting ice and the mountains of nearby South Georgia Island.

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Tropical Storm Erick has formed off the southern coast of Mexico. Erick is forecast to rapidly intensify before making landfall in Mexico later this week.

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Last night, severe storms fired across Nebraska and Kansas. This high resolution view was captured by GOES-19.

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Gravity wave clouds develop along a frontal boundary in Nebraska.

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Tropical Storm Dalila made its way northwest along Mexico's western coast over the weekend. The storm has since weakened to below a post-tropical cyclone.

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Storms firing along a broad outflow boundary rolling across south Texas. A neat view captured by GOES-19 on Saturday.

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Tropical Storm Dalila forms off the southwest coast of Mexico, becoming the fourth named storm of the 2025 Eastern Pacific hurricane season.

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Warming temperatures in northern Alaska have lead to increased melting of snow and ice in the region.

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Thunderstorms moved across the Central Plains yesterday afternoon.

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The bright hotspot of the twenty-fifth eruptive episode from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano seen last night from polar-orbiting satellites.

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Tropical Storm Wutip slowly moves along the coast of Vietnam.

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Storms and flooding rains plague Houston and other portions of southeast Texas this morning.

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Iceberg A23a continues to disintegrate southwest of South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic Ocean. The iceberg has shrunk by around 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km.) since it became stuck in March.

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Lightning flashes within thunderstorms rolling through Texas and northern Mexico, the clouds being illuminated by the full moon last night.

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Read about CIRA researcher Shelby Weder's research addressing how and why 88 people die from inland flooding every year in the United States: www.cira.colostate.edu/science-stor...

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Gorgeous von Karman vortices slithering off of Guadalupe Island.

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Skies above western Canada are filled with large swaths of smoke from burning wildfires.

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Tropical Storms Barbara and Cosme weaken in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Both are forecast to dissipate within the next few days.

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Yesterday evening, a line of severe storms raced across Texas. The storms produced damaging winds and large hail.

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Barbara has become the first hurricane of the 2025 East Pacific hurricane season. Nearby Tropical Storm Cosme is forecast later today to join Barbara in becoming a hurricane.

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A captivating view of a robust supercell as it towered over eastern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle yesterday. Multiple tornadoes touched down from this storm.

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