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NASA Earth Observatory mapped the Gulf of Mexico\u2019s above-average sea surface temperatures<\/a> (6-7 October) and brightness temperature<\/a>\u2014\u201cwhich is useful for distinguishing cooler cloud structures (white and purple) from the warmer surface below (yellow and orange)\u201d\u2014as Milton crossed Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN maps the impact of Hurricane Milton across Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Riley Walz\u2019s Waffle House Index map<\/a>: \u201cFEMA officials informally track disaster impact by checking if Waffle House stays open.\u00a0This site uses bots to check if each store is accepting online orders right now, offering a real-time view of how\u00a0Hurricane Milton\u00a0is affecting Florida.\u201d [Maps Mania<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NASA Earth Observatory mapped the Gulf of Mexico\u2019s above-average sea surface temperatures (6-7 October) and brightness temperature\u2014\u201cwhich is useful for distinguishing cooler cloud structures (white and purple) from the warmer surface below (yellow and orange)\u201d\u2014as… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[846,8],"tags":[664,662,15,177],"class_list":["post-1834441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-disasters","category-weather-and-climate","tag-florida","tag-hurricanes","tag-satellite","tag-satellite-imagery","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1838783,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2025\/04\/seafloor-features-mapped-by-satellite\/","url_meta":{"origin":1834441,"position":0},"title":"Seafloor Features Mapped by Satellite","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"1 April 2025","format":"link","excerpt":"NASA Earth Observatory (Michala Garrison\/SWOT data) \u201cMapping the seafloor isn\u2019t the SWOT mission\u2019s primary purpose,\u201d says the JPL, and yet the\u00a0Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT)\u00a0satellite is being used for more than measuring sea surface height: those ocean surface topography measurements can be used to infer features on the seafloor.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Oceans"","block_context":{"text":"Oceans","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/oceans\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/eo-seamounts-abyssal.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/eo-seamounts-abyssal.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/eo-seamounts-abyssal.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/eo-seamounts-abyssal.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/eo-seamounts-abyssal.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/eo-seamounts-abyssal.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1239,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2016\/03\/mapping-global-sea-surface-height\/","url_meta":{"origin":1834441,"position":1},"title":"Mapping Global Sea Surface Height","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"17 March 2016","format":"image","excerpt":"Jason-3 is the latest earth observation satellite tasked with measuring\u00a0global sea surface height; its data will be used\u00a0in\u00a0weather and climate research (e.g., El Ni\u00f1o, climate change).\u00a0Launched on January 17, it's now in its six-month checkout phase and has produced its first complete map, which corresponds well with the map produced\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Oceans"","block_context":{"text":"Oceans","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/oceans\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"jason3-20160315","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/jason3-20160315-993x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/jason3-20160315-993x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/jason3-20160315-993x1024.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/jason3-20160315-993x1024.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1229478,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2018\/01\/hot-and-cold\/","url_meta":{"origin":1834441,"position":2},"title":"Hot and Cold","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"5 January 2018","format":"link","excerpt":"The deep freeze is unevenly distributed. 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