Image of the week: Tropical Cyclone Ewiniar

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This week’s image of the week is of Tropical Cyclone Ewiniar - also known as Aghon - northeast of the Philippines. The image was captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite.

Last Updated

25 July 2024

Published on

28 May 2024

Tropical Cyclone Ewiniar brought high winds, heavy rainfall and flooding to Luzon, the largest island in the Philippines, which caused casualties, power outages and property damage.

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This image was captured by the OLCI instrument on one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 26 May 2024.

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