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August 24, 2011
Hurricane Irene in Google Earth
Hurricane Irene, which has already done some serious damage to Puerto Rico, was recently captured in stunning high resolution by NASA's Terra satellite as it heads toward the east coast of the United States.
[UPDATE: We've posted more tools for tracking Hurricane Irene]
You can view the image on NASA's Earth Observatory website, or view it in Google Earth using this KML file.
Be aware the KML is loading the full 5 MB file from NASA's server, as it's amazingly sharp, so it'll take a few moments to load.
To track the Hurricane and view its forecasted track, turn on your Places layer and an icon will appear over the Hurricane. Clicking that icon will give you access to details about the Hurricane, along with historical data and various projected paths. More details about this feature can be found in this post from a few months ago.
If you're aware of other great tools to help track Irene and other 2011 hurricanes, leave a comment below and let us know.
Posted by mickmel at August 24, 2011 7:10 AM
Comments
Posted by: Alan Spicer at August 25, 2011 12:07 PM
mickmel, the possessive form of "it" is "its", not "it's". You're welcome.
Posted by: John Smith at August 25, 2011 9:24 PM
Good catch, John. I've corrected it now. Thanks!
Posted by: Mickey at August 25, 2011 9:42 PM
Hurricane Irene did a lot of damage to our home and gutters, does anyone have good tips on the best way to remove branches from gutters and downspouts? I used this one http://www.gutterhelmet.com/blog/your-after-the-rainstorm-homeowner-checklist/ but I might be missing a few more. Help?
Posted by: Gutterhelmet at September 5, 2011 1:01 PM
It just looks like a big cloud, it doesn't look like something so dangerous.
Posted by: Neil (solar panel man) at October 4, 2011 9:50 AM
It's a shame we can't capture all that energy.
Posted by: Geoff at October 18, 2011 2:44 AM
I don't think we can make wind turbines strong enough to withstand a hurricane yet Geoff.
Posted by: Mark at October 19, 2011 5:10 AM
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The hurricane Irene location / weather data in Google Earth seems to be quite a bit behind reality. Now getting closer off the Florida coast - I am watching closer ... and other valid plots put it quite a bit further north than where Google Earth puts it.