Tropical Cyclone Giovanna

Giovanna formed as a tropical storm over the southern Indian Ocean on February 9, 2012, and strengthened to a tropical cyclone the next day.
Thick Sediment in Madagascar’s Onibe River
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Thick Sediment in Madagascar’s Onibe River

Evidence of severe flooding in Madagascar, in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Giovanna, was a sediment plume at the mouth of the Onibe River.

Published Feb 22, 2012

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Tropical Cyclone Giovanna
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Tropical Cyclone Giovanna

Giovanna brought heavy rains to the east coast of Madagascar, as shown in this color-coded map from early February 2012.

Published Feb 15, 2012

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Tropical Cyclone Giovanna
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Tropical Cyclone Giovanna

Tropical Cyclone Giovanna engulfs Madagascar, where it came ashore with a fury in mid-February 2012.

Published Feb 15, 2012

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Tropical Cyclone Giovanna
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Tropical Cyclone Giovanna

Giovanna approaches the coast of Madagascar in this image acquired February 13, 2012.

Published Feb 13, 2012

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Tropical Cyclone Giovanna
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Tropical Cyclone Giovanna

Giovanna spans hundreds of kilometers in the southern Indian Ocean east of Madagascar on February 10, 2012.

Published Feb 10, 2012

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