Mapping Storm Patterns Over Lake Victoria

The African lake is prone to intense nighttime thunderstorms that are likely to deliver more rain as the world grows warmer.

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NASA Earth Observatory maps by Joshua Stevens, using data courtesy of Thiery et al., (2016). Caption by Katrien Bollen and Ilse Frederickx (University of Leuven), Joe Atkinson (NASA Langley), and Mike Carlowicz.

Published October 13, 2016
Data acquired 2005 - 2013

Source:

Meteosat