NASA sees heaviest rainfall north of Tropical Cyclone Kate's eye
Tuesday, December 30, 2014 - 12:20
in Earth & Climate
As Tropical Cyclone Kate continues moving southwest through the Southern Indian Ocean, NASA/JAXA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite passed overhead on Dec. 30 and measured the rainfall rates happening throughout the storm. Kate had strengthened since Dec. 29 and developed an eye.