Atlantic Hurricane Season (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Atlantic Hurricane Season

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Many records were broken during the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season including the most hurricanes ever, the most category 5 hurricanes, and the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic as measured by atmospheric pressure. This visualization shows all 27 named storms that formed in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season -- from Arlene to Zeta -- and examines some of the conditions that made hurricane formation so favorable. This image shows Hurricane Katrina on 28 August 2005. The "27 Storms" visualization of the entire 2005 season is available online at http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/hurricane_multimedia.html

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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