Satellite imagery from NASA shows snow, ice and clouds blanketing the northeastern U.S. during the peak of the holiday travel season.
A"bomb cyclone" refers to a sudden drop in pressure of at least 24 millibars in 24 hours. Combined with blizzard conditions, some communities alongside the Great Lakes saw incredible amounts of snow.
Communities east of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, particularly the Buffalo region, saw a storm surge of more than 50 inches , NASA officials noted. Other regions saw less snow reach the ground, however, peaking at only about 5 inches . Aqua obtained the imagery using its Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer . The image leading this article is in natural color, while the Twitter embed focuses on visible and shortwave infrared light to better see the differences between clouds from snow and ice .
Satellites are a key tool in weather forecasting and also in disaster response, where relevant. NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have a large fleet gazing at the planet, and haveElizabeth Howell is the co-author of"
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