Past Posts

Darvaza Gas Crater seen by VIIRS Nightfire By Chris Elvidge The Darvaza Gas Crater in Turkmenistan, also known as the "Gates of Hell," is seen by VIIRS Nightfire. The nightly temporal profile shows a gradual decline in the activity levels and an indication of annual...

VIIRS Day/Night Band Power Outage Analysis for the February 6, 2023 Earthquake in Turkey and Syria by Tilottama Ghosh, Christopher Elvidge, Mikhail Zhizhin On February 6, 2023, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck at a depth of 20 km, and at a distance of 30 km WNW of...

Pakistan’s power outage on January 23, 2023 by Tilottama Ghosh, Christopher Elvidge The image is a red, green blue color composite with: Red = JPSS NPP VIIRS DNB January 2022 monthly cloud-free composite Green = JPSS NPP VIIRS DNB visible band Blue = JPSS NPP VIIRS...

Grass Fire in South Australia By: Elijah Mt. Castle There was a wildfire in the Northeast edge of Southern Australia that grew to over 65,000 hectares (161,000 acres). The wildfire started on the 19th of September and burned for...

Power Outage in Florida caused by Hurricane Ian by Tilottama Ghosh Red Band: JPSS NPP VIIRS DNB February 2022 monthly cloud free composite Green Band: JPSS NPP VIIRS DNB visible band Blue Band: JPSS NPP VIIRS DNB inverted M15 thermal band The areas of power outage are...

Power Outage in Puerto Rico caused by Hurricane Fiona     by Tilottama Ghosh Red Band: JPSS NPP VIIRS DNB February 2022 monthly cloud free composite Green Band: JPSS NPP VIIRS DNB visible band Blue Band: JPSS NPP VIIRS DNB inverted M15 thermal band The areas...

Cuban Fuel Depot Fire Causes Energy Crisis By Elijah Mt. Castle A fuel storage depot in Matanzas, Cuba burned for 5 days. The fire destroyed 4 crude oil tankers in the port which made up 40% of the country's reserves. The oil in Matanzas is mainly used for generating...

Silo Fire at Site of Former Explosion In Beirut By Elijah Mt. Castle There is a grain silo fire burning in the capital of Lebanon, Beirut. The age of the grain has caused it to begin fermenting, adding alcohol to the fire. The blaze started in early July and has been...

Wildfire in Yosemite National Park By Elijah Mt. Castle The Washburn Fire burning in the southern tip of Yosemite National Park is threatening the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoia trees. The grove contains 500 giant trees some of which are more than 2,000 years old. As...

Wildfire in Cyprus By Elijah Mt. Castle There is a large wildfire in northern Cyprus. Started by a vehicle fire it quickly spread to over 10,000 acres. Fire crews have been sent by Israel, Turkey, the UN, the UK, and the Republic of Cyprus to help fight the blaze....