Super Typhoon Atsani

While it has been a quiet hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin, the western North Pacific has been churning out typhoons on a near weekly basis. Super Typhoon Atsani is churning over the Pacific and will likely skirt east of Japan in the coming days.
Typhoons Goni and Atsani
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Typhoons Goni and Atsani

Two typhoons spun over the western North Pacific near Japan.

Published Aug 25, 2015

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A View Inside Typhoon Atsani
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A View Inside Typhoon Atsani

A radar on CloudSat imaged the internal structure of a powerful typhoon that will likely skirt east of Japan in the coming days.

Published Aug 21, 2015

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