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International Space Station captures video of Hurricane Beryl from space

A NASA mission is reportedly studying the storm from orbit to help better understand and prepare for hurricanes in the future.
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A picture of Hurricane Beryl from the International Space Station

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Hurricane Beryl has set new records as only the second named storm of the 2024 hurricane season. Beryl is the earliest Category 5 hurricane to form in a season, and has already caused damage and killed multiple people in the southeast Caribbean.

During Tuesday's 5 p.m. update by the National Hurricane Center, Beryl downgraded to a Category 4 storm.

Communities and meteorologists all along Beryl's projected path are making preparations and studying the hurricane to determine where it may end up and at what strength, but they are not the only ones.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) partners with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to observe and study hurricanes from space using both satellites and the International Space Station (ISS), according to NASA.

The ISS recently shared a video of Hurricane Beryl from orbit, capturing the swirling storm in the Atlantic Ocean at the beginning of July. 

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Hurricane Beryl Seen from the International Space Station

The International Space Station captured this footage of Hurricane Beryl in the Atlantic Ocean on the morning of Monday, July 1. Working together with our partners at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA observes and studies hurricanes from space, both with views from the station and with satellites. This vantage point helps scientists understand how climate change impacts hurricanes—and helps us learn how communities can better prepare for tropical cyclones in a warmer world alongside our earth observing satellite missions. One NASA mission, TROPICS, collects and analyzes data from its constellation of four satellites to better understand what causes certain storms to intensify rapidly. Four identical CubeSats, each about the size of a large soda bottle, pass over the Earth's tropical regions in a unique, low orbit that allows them to study any given storm about once an hour. This gives scientists more data to understand how storms evolve over time, helping make better forecasts for severe weather. Learn more: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/tropics/

Posted by NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Monday, July 1, 2024

According to NASA, the ISS vantage point helps scientists understand how climate change impacts hurricanes and helps them to learn how communities can better prepare for tropical cyclones.

NASA's TROPICS mission reportedly collects and analyzes data from four satellites to help research what causes certain storms to rapidly intensify.

According to NASA, four identical CubeSats, small, cube-shaped satellites about the size of large soda bottles, pass over the Earth's tropical regions in a low orbit, which allows them to study a given storm about once an hour.

These satellites reportedly give NASA more data to understand how storms evolve over time, which can help to better forecast severe weather in the future.

More information on the TROPICS mission can be found at this link.

There are multiple models showing possible paths that Beryl could take, depending on various factors. For more on these factors, and the possibility of whether or not Beryl could reach Texas, visit this link.

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