Captured by Terras MODIS instrument, the (category 5) Hurricane heads west towards the U.S. on September 11, 2003. Full description.

This animation shows Tropical Storm Cristobal on August 7, 2002 . Cristobal was located east of St. Augustine, Florida. The storm has had a maximum sustained wind speed of 45 MPH.Cristobal is expected to move east-northeast within the next 24 hours. Full description.

This is another experiment in using transparency to represent isosurfaces from TRMM data Full description.

These compelling images are from Hurricane Bonnie showing a cumulonimbus storm cloud, towering like a sky scraper, 59,000 feet (18 kilometres) into the sky from the eyewall. Thes images were obtained on Saturday, 22 August 1998, by the worlds first spaceboarne rain RADAR aboard the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), a joint U.S.-Japanese mission. Launched November 27, 1997, the TRMM spacecraft ... Full description.

This is a 3-D view of Hurricane Adolph taken by the TRMM satellite on May 28, 2001. Full description.

NASA is keeping a close watch on Hurricane Isabel as it churns in the Atlantic with winds that top 150 miles per hour. Full description.

Shishaldin Volcano in Alaska. Full description.

Landsat 7 is capable of seeing in infrared, in this animation we can see the lava flows from the volcano. Full description.

A 48 hour dust storm on March 1 and 2, 2003 is responsible for a very large dust transport over the Atlantic on March 2 through March 6, 2003. This animation starts with a global view of the world and zooms into the storm area. Full description.

This animation is of Hurricane Isabel on September 18, 2003 as it barrels toward the East Coast of the United States. At this time, Isabel waspacking winds of 105 MPH and was downgraded to a Category 2 storm. The animation peels away the cloud layer and reveals the storms rain structure. The yellow isosurface represents areas where at least 0.5 inches ofrain fell per hour. The green isosurface show ... Full description.