A series of satellite images taken before and after hurricane irma barrelled through the british virgin islands bvi has revealed the extend of the damage left by the storm.
Irma damage satellite images.
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The images are a crucial tool in determining the extent of the damage inflicted by storms and flooding.
Hurricane irma aerial imagery response.
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Given irma s extreme intensity satellite imagery is giving meteorologists jaw dropping views of this rare and dangerous hurricane.
In the satellite images below the destruction caused by irma is made painfully clear.
This geocolor image from the goes 16 weather satellite shows hurricane irma left and hurricane jose right whirling over the atlantic ocean on thursday sept.
Satellite image 2017 digitalglobe.
Satellite photos show codrington on the island of barbuda before and after irma s widespread destruction.
Complete coverage of hurricane irma credit.
This after image of an area of key west florida looks eerily fake.
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The tracker also allows users to go back in time and view and interact with the satellite imagery from the past hurricanes this year.
About this imagery was acquired by the noaa remote sensing division to support noaa homeland security and emergency response requirements.
Launch web map in new window this tracker shows the current view from our goes east and goes west satellites.