Puerto Rico Satellite View Before And After

Noaa s goes16 satellite captured this colorized infrared imagery of hurricane maria over puerto rico on september 20 2017.

Puerto rico satellite view before and after. Earthquakes cause permanent changes to the ground surface. A satellite image of nighttime san juan the capital of puerto rico a week after hurricane maria hit the city shows how many electric lights are still visible from the air. The storm left much of the island in the dark. Before and after photos from nasa s suomi npp satellite nasa puerto rico s extensive power loss in the wake of hurricane maria has been captured in newly released images from one of nasa s.

About 2 000 quakes have shaken puerto rico since late december with the most powerful a 6 4. Satellite based images of the density of nighttime lights across eastern puerto rico before left and after right hurricane maría on september 27 and 28. The data was acquired by the visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs day night band which detects light in a range of wavelengths from green to near infrared including reflected moonlight light from fires. Band 13 which is primarily used to monitor clouds and storm intensity.

Days after a 6 4 magnitude earthquake rocked puerto rico followed by hundreds of aftershocks the full extent of damage is only beginning to be realized. The morning after hurricane maria tore through puerto rico sofia maldonado tried to call her parents who were still on the island. The swarm of earthquakes that have rocked puerto rico recently left marks that are visible from space. You call them call them and no answer she says.

Nasa scientists are using satellite data to help federal and local agencies identify areas with potential damage. These before and after images of puerto rico s nighttime lights are based on data captured by the suomi npp satellite.