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NASA Sees First Land-falling Tropical Cyclone in Yemen

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2015.  Tropical Cyclone Chapala made landfall in Yemen early on November 3 (Eastern Standard Time) and made history as the first land-falling tropical storm in 30 years of record-keeping. As Chapala made landfall NASA’s Aqua satellite passed overhead twice. 

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MODIS image of Chapala
On Nov. 3, 2015 at 07:20 UTC (2:20 a.m. EDT) the MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of Tropical Cyclone Chapala over Yemen. Credits: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team 

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