Notices by Zoom Earth (zoom_earth@mapstodon.space)

Typhoon #Jangmi is approaching the Okinawa Islands, #Japan 🇯🇵🌀

The typhoon will move northward from Okinawa toward Kyushu and then across central Japan before approaching the Tokyo region.

Strong winds, heavy rain, and rough seas are likely along its path. #台風6号

Wow! A 1000-mile wall of Saharan dust is currently sweeping across northwest Africa 💨 See here: https://zoom.earth/maps/satellite/#view=25.287,-9.342,6z/date=2026-03-30,17:20

The sprawling and swirling Typhoon Uwan, steadily strengthening over the Philippine Sea this morning 🌀 #UwanPH #Fungwong

After a devastating landfall in #Jamaica, Major Hurricane #Melissa has emerged north of the island. In a few hours it will strike again, this time in southern #Cuba.

#Melissa has become a Category 4 Hurricane. Its eye feature is clearly visible with infrared satellite and rain radar. Jamaica: Seek shelter now.

Typhoon #Ragasa takes aim at China 🌀

Major Hurricane #Erin sustains winds at 125 mph and gradually begins to turn northward. It’s expected to undergo another period of intensification tonight, likely returning to category 4.

Tropical storm conditions are expected for the Turks & Caicos Islands and southeast Bahamas.

🔥 Fires continue to rage in Portugal and Spain today, with thick plumes of smoke and pyrocumulonimbus drifting northward.

🔥 Fires in Portugal and Spain have sent huge plumes of smoke over the Bay of Biscay this morning. White is clouds, light brown is smoke:

🔥 Today’s satellite view shows smoke rising from multiple wildfires burning in Portugal and Spain.

Smoke is often more intense in the late afternoon when high temperatures, low humidity, and strong winds cause wildfires to burn more aggressively.

From the Midwest to the East Coast, millions across the U.S. are sweltering through a heat wave 🥵

A persistent heat dome is trapping hot air and sending heat index values soaring past 100°F. The intense heat is expected to last through midweek.

The view from space as Mount #Etna in Sicily, Italy erupts 🌋

A rare view of clear skies over Britain and Ireland. Wildfire smoke can be seen in Northern Ireland, Wales, and southern Scotland, while Saharan dust drifts high over western Ireland.

The moon’s shadow is moving across the North Atlantic during today’s partial solar eclipse 🌙

This could be devastating to U.S. weather forecasting. #SaveNOAA

The Trump admin has informed #NOAA that two buildings that are critical for weather forecasting will have their leases canceled.

https://www.theverge.com/news/622990/trump-doge-government-layoffs-doge-weather-forecasts-noaa

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/03/doge-noaa-weather-building-leases-trump

⚠️ A powerful #storm system will impact millions across the U.S. in the coming days.

❄️ Blizzard conditions and high winds will hit the Rockies and northern Plains, while severe storms target the southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley.

🌪️ #Tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail are possible, starting tonight in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, intensifying Tuesday in Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee, and reaching the East Coast from the Mid-Atlantic to Georgia by Wednesday.

Category 5 Severe Cyclone #Zelia spins furiously near the Pilbara coast of Western Australia.

The cyclone is expected to slowly track toward the coastline and make landfall west of Port Hedland late Saturday / early Sunday.

Heatwave hits #Australia in the run up to Christmas. #Perth is likely to see temperatures over 40°C from Sunday 🥵

As the #BombCyclone churns off the Pacific Northwest coast, the atmospheric river to the south unfurls into a firehose, dousing Northern California and Oregon with non-stop precipitation.

Devastating scenes of piled-up cars in #Valencia, #Spain today after yesterday’s historic flooding. A year’s worth of rain fell in a few hours with a peak of 500mm.

#weather #wx #ClimateChange