We have previously had a look at how to get Landsat imagery into Google Earth. We have used a number of different techniques over time, but in all cases, obtaining high quality Landsat imagery … [Read more...]
Seeing a tornado track with Landsat imagery
December 28, 2015
We have looked at the paths of destruction caused by tornadoes in Google Earth imagery a number of times before. Nearly every one of the tornadoes we have looked at in the US occurred in the months of … [Read more...]
Rochelle/Fairdale Tornado Damage now Visible in Google Earth
May 28, 2015
We have looked at tornado damage in Google Earth a number of times before, including tornado's that struck the US towns of: Pilger, Nebraska and Wessington Springs, South Dakota Mayflower, Arkansas - … [Read more...]
Tornado damage in Google Earth
January 12, 2015
We recently came across this article featuring Google Earth imagery showing the town of Pilger, Nebraska, before and after a tornado. After a bit of research, it appears that the newly added image is … [Read more...]
The tornado damage in Mayflower, Arkansas
May 6, 2014
The NASA Earth Observatory site brings us amazing images from time to time (such as some of these), and they're back with some fresh imagery from the tornadoes that have ripped across the central … [Read more...]
Imagery from the Moore, Oklahoma tornado now in Google Earth
June 6, 2013
As they did not long after Hurricane Sandy struck the northeast United States last fall, Google has just pushed out new imagery from the devastating tornado that recently hit Moore, … [Read more...]
Moore, Oklahoma in Google Earth
May 22, 2013
As Google often does after horrible events like the tornadoes in Oklahoma this week, Google has created a Crisis Response Page to assist with the relief effort. The map includes a wealth of … [Read more...]
3D model of Joplin tornado debris
June 3, 2011
Not long ago, we showed you some fresh imagery from Joplin, MO, after they were hit by that devastating tornado. Steve Ansari from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) recently sent us an … [Read more...]
Google releases imagery from the recent tornadoes
April 30, 2011
As Google often does after a major disaster, they've reacted quickly and have already posted some imagery (via GeoEye) of areas in Alabama that were hardest hit by the tornadoes a few days ago. You … [Read more...]
Tracking tornadoes in Google Earth
April 26, 2011
With storms again ripping through the country, many of us are on the lookout for tornadoes. While it can't help you prepare for one, Tornado Paths, created by Perry Samson at the University of … [Read more...]