The storm became the third strongest on record for the Arabian Sea, but it was ripped apart by wind shear before reaching land.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Water Severe Storms
Severe Storms
Chapala is predicted to make landfall in Oman or Yemen, with the potential to bring several years’ worth of rain in a matter of days.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Severe Storms
The powerful storm barreled toward the coast and then changed direction.
Atmosphere Water Severe Storms
A ragged-looking Tropical Storm Bijli draped the east coast of India in this image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite on April 16, 2009
Atmosphere Severe Storms
The storm strengthened and bore down on the country's eastern coast as a very severe tropical cyclone.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Water Severe Storms Human Presence Remote Sensing
A cloud of dust extends hundreds of kilometers over the Arabian Sea in this true-color image from November 11, 2009.
Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze
Millions of people prepared to evacuate as the storm approached eastern India and Bangladesh.
Severe Storms Remote Sensing
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze
The first tropical cyclone of the 2020 season in the North Indian basin made landfall, delivering substantial storm surge to coastal areas.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Water Severe Storms
Dust traveled nearly 1,900 kilometers from Iran.
Acquired November 1, 2012, this natural-color image shows clouds from Tropical Storm Nilam spanning southwestern India.