Hurricanes & Typhoons

Earth Observatory
Hurricanes & Typhoons
Oceans
The category 5 hurricane stirred up carbonate sediment near Jamaica in what scientists believe is the largest such event in the satellite record.
Posted January 13, 2026
Earth
Extreme Weather Events
Hurricanes & Typhoons
With hurricane season underway, NASA is gearing up to produce cutting-edge research to bolster the nation’s readiness and response to severe weather.
Posted June 12, 2025
Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE)
Earth
Goddard Space Flight Center
Heliophysics
Hurricanes & Typhoons
The Sun
On Sept. 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene slammed into the Gulf Coast of Florida, inducing storm surges and widespread impacts on communities in its path. At the same time, NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment, or AWE, recorded enormous swells in the atmosphere that the hurricane produced roughly 55 miles above the ground.
Posted November 7, 2024
Earth
Hurricanes & Typhoons
International Space Station (ISS)
Matthew Dominick
Natural Disasters
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this image of Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean on July 1, 2024, while aboard the International Space Station, and posted it to X. The Category 4 hurricane had winds of about 130 mph (215 kph). Hurricanes – tropical cyclones that form over the Atlantic Ocean or the eastern Pacific Ocean […]
Posted July 2, 2024
Earth
Earth Observatory
Hurricanes & Typhoons
International Space Station (ISS)
Natural Disasters
June 1 marks the beginning of the 2024 hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean. NASA observes and studies hurricanes from space, both with views from the space station and with satellites.
Posted May 31, 2024
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