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9/5/08 - September Peak Month for Atlantic Hurricanes
Why is September the peak month for hurricanes? NASA oceanographer Bill Patzert provides some insights.
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9/5/08 - East Coast Braces for Hanna's Arrival
Purples denote Tropical Storm Hanna's strongest winds (left image) and highest, coldest cloud tops (right image) in these Sept. 5 views from NASA's QuikScat and Aqua spacecraft, respectively.
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9/4/08 - Rosetta Set To Fly By Asteroid
On its way to a 2014 rendezvous with a comet, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft will fly by asteroid Steins on Sept. 5. JPL manages NASA's participation in the Rosetta mission.
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9/4/08 - Unlikable Ike Looms Large
Hurricane Ike marches west in this Sept. 4 early morning infrared image from NASA's Aqua spacecraft. Ike is a compact but powerful storm with maximum sustained winds of 217 kilometers (135 miles) per hour.
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9/3/08 - Hanna and Her Sister
While Tropical Storm Hanna moves toward the Bahamas, in the eastern Atlantic, her younger sister, Tropical Storm Josephine, begins her westward trek in these Sept. 3 infrared images from NASA's Aqua spacecraft.
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9/2/08 - Hanna Goes to Haiti
Tropical Storm Hanna follows in Gustav's footsteps, affecting Haiti and the Dominican Republic in this Sept. 2 afternoon infrared image from NASA's Aqua satellite. Hanna is expected to become a hurricane tomorrow and may affect the entire U.S. eastern seaboard by this weekend.
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9/1/08 - Gustav Grinds Ashore
This Sept. 1 early morning infrared image from NASA's Aqua spacecraft
shows Hurricane Gustav about six hours before the Category Two storm
made landfall in Louisiana.
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8/31/08 - Gustav Churns Toward Northern Gulf Coast
Major Hurricane Gustav continues its northward churn through the Gulf
of Mexico in this early morning Aug. 31 infrared image from NASA's
Aqua spacecraft.
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8/30/08 - Gustav Grows, Sets Its Eye on Cuba, Gulf
The clearly defined eye of powerful Hurricane Gustav prepares to strike western Cuba in this Aug. 30 afternoon infrared image from NASA's Aqua spacecraft.
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8/29/08 - Gustav Strengthens in the Caribbean
A swirl of purple marks the high, cold clouds atop Hurricane Gustav in this Aug. 29 afternoon image from NASA's Aqua spacecraft.
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