The scenes of devastation and wreckage that these two hurricanes left behind were tragically similar, but the meteorology was very different.
Published Nov 6, 2012
Hurricane Sandy cut a new channel and wiped out houses in the town of Mantoloking, New Jersey.
Published Nov 3, 2012
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, densely populated areas of the U.S. East Coast sat in the dark.
Published Nov 2, 2012
Hurricane Sandy churned up sediment along the continental shelf as it passed Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
Published Nov 1, 2012
Cloudsat’s radar captured a unique view of Sandy's internal cloud structure.
Published Nov 1, 2012
Remnants of Sandy moved inland on the evening of October 31, 2012.
Published Oct 31, 2012
Acquired October 30, 2012, this nighttime image shows Sandy after the storm made landfall.
Published Oct 30, 2012
The dramatic late-season storm was observed shortly before making landfall on the U.S. Northeast Coast.
Published Oct 30, 2012
NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this natural-color view of the storm just before it hit New Jersey.
Published Oct 29, 2012
Special sensors on the Suomi NPP satellite captured this view of the storm and the East Coast.
Published Oct 29, 2012
Special sensors on the Suomi NPP satellite captured this view of the storm and the East Coast of the United States as lit by moonlight.
Published Oct 29, 2012Image of the Day Atmosphere Water Severe Storms Human Presence
A U.S. geostationary weather satellite captured this image of the storm on the afternoon of October 28, 2012.
Published Oct 28, 2012
The VIIRS instrument on the Suomi NPP satellite captured this afternoon view of the dangerous storm.
Published Oct 28, 2012
As the U.S. East Coast prepared for landfall of the potent storm, Sandy churned up the Atlantic Ocean along the Gulf Stream.
Published Oct 28, 2012
Time-lapse animation of Hurricane Sandy from the vantage point of geostationary orbit.
Published Oct 26, 2012
This satellite image shows the cloud tops of Hurricane Sandy lit by a nearly full moon.
Published Oct 26, 2012
Acquired October 26, 2012, this natural-color image shows Hurricane Sandy east of Florida.
Published Oct 26, 2012
Acquired October 23, 2012, this image shows Tropical Storm Sandy over the Caribbean Sea.
Published Oct 25, 2012
