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Image of Earth centered on the Caribbean. The path of Helene is highlighted between September 21 and 26, starting off the coast of Nicaragua moving North, curving left between the Yucatán peninsula and Cuba then curving back toward Florida near the end of the track. The ocean has a color gradient overlay corresponding to temperature. The visible ocean all exists within the range above 21 degrees centigrade which ranges from a light yellow to dark red. The Caribbean is entirely a deep shade of red and the northmost visible portion of the Atlantic is a light to orange range.

Ocean Heat for Hurricane Helene

Warm water from the Loop Current helped fuel Helene as the storm approached Florida’s Big Bend region. View the full story

Image Credit: NASA Earth Observatory/Wanmei Liang
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TakenSeptember 23, 2024
Image CreditNASA Earth Observatory/Wanmei Liang
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