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Storms Come in Many Forms

There are lots of ways to categorize storms, but research meteorologists have a simple way of dividing them: thunderstorms, tropical cyclones, and extra-tropical cyclones.


NASA images and animation by Robert Simmon, using data ©2010 EUMETSAT. Caption by Adam Voiland.

Published March 7, 2013
Data acquired January 29, 2013

Source:
Meteosat