The images above show data from NASA's MODIS instrument, received and processed at the University of South Florida's Institute f

The animation progresses from MISR's most forward pointing camera, which views the scene first, to the most backward pointing ca

Above are images of Hurricane Katrina created from AIRS infrared and microwave observations at 1:30 AM local time on Monday, Aug

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, much of New Orleans is under water in the top satellite image, taken on August 30, 2005, at 11

At 1:30 a.m. local time this morning, the remnants of (now Tropical Depression) Katrina were centered on the Mississippi-Tenness

Though still a weak hurricane at the time, Hurricane Katrina dumped heavy rain

Although the Mississippi River undulates across the bottom of these images virtually unchanged, big changes are visible within t

Hurricane Katrina sent water barreling into Mississippi and Alabama when it moved ashore on August 29, 2005. The powerful storm

Tropical Storm Katrina had just become the eleventh named storm of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane season when the Moderate Resoluti

The second image (above) was taken at the same time and shows a 3D perspective of Katrina via the vertical height of the precipi

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All eyes are on Tropical Storm Katrina as it nears the south Florida coastline. The storm, which is in the process of strengthening as it passes over the warm waters of the Gulf Stream, is forecast to become a Category 1 hurricane by the time it makes lan

All eyes are on Tropical Storm Katrina as it nears the south Florida coastline. The storm, which is in the process of strengthen

Tropical Storm Katrina is shown here as observed by NASA’s QuikSCAT satellite on August 25, 2005, at 08:37 UTC (4:37 a.m. in F

Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina left much destruction in her wake in South Florida killing as many as nine persons and causing upwards of $600

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Hurricane Katrina strengthened into a powerful Category Five hurricane overnight with sustained winds of 160 mph. The National Hurricane Center put out a special advisory on the hurricane's gain in strength just before 8 a.m. EDT. The boost came just hour

Hurricane Katrina turned slightly eastward before slamming into shore redirecting the storm's most potent winds and rain away fr

This is an image of Hurricane Katrina on Sunday, August 28, 2005 at 5:30 PM EDT (21:33 UTC) as seen by the Tropical Rainfall Mea

This is an image of Hurricane Katrina on Sunday, August 28, 2005 at 10:25 PM EDT (Or 2:27 UTC Monday, August 29) as seen by the

The map below (dated August 28, 2005) from the National Hurricane Center shows Katrina's predicted path for the next three to fi

Warm ocean waters fuel hurricanes, and there was plenty of warm water for Katrina to build up strength once she crossed over Flo

EDT Warm ocean waters fuel hurricanes, and there was plenty of warm water for Katrina to build up strength once she crossed over Florida and moved into the Gulf of Mexico. This image depicts a 3-day average of actual sea surface t

This slide shows different views of the Precipitation-Energy-Winds in Katrina. These satellite images are from the Tropical Rain

Although the Mississippi River undulates across the bottom of these images virtually unchanged, big changes are visible within t

Hurricane Katrina moved ashore over southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi early on August 29, 2005, as an extremely dange