Cyclone Lua Rainfall Totals Over the Ocean (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Cyclone Lua Rainfall Totals Over the Ocean

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NASA's TRMM satellite can add up rainfall totals from space, and from 0900 to 1200 UTC (5am-8am EST), Cyclone Lua was dropping about 1 inch every 3 hours in the purple areas in this image from today, March 16, 2012.

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NASA TRMM

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