Stunning before & after image from NASA satellite shows NYC/NJ/PA power outages

Blackout in New Jersey and New York : Natural Hazards

earthobservatory.nasa.gov 01 Nov '12, 8pm

Stunning before & after image from NASA satellite shows NYC/NJ/PA power outages

View Image Comparison View Both Images This pair of images shows New Jersey, New York, and eastern Pennsylvania as viewed at night by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite. The top image was taken at 2:52 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (06:52 Universal Time) on November 1, 2012. For comparison, the lower image was taken at 2:14 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (06:14 UTC) on August 31, 2012, when conditions in the area were normal. Both images were captured by the VIIRS “day-night band,” which detects light in a range of wavelengths from green to near-infrared and uses filtering techniques to observe signals such as gas flares, city lights, and reflected moonlight. In the top image, lingering clouds from Hurricane Sandy are lit by moonlight and obscure much of New York’s Hudson Valley, northwestern New Jersey, and northeastern Pennsylvania....

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@metoposaurus » 06 Nov '12, 2pm
@janielizbird Awful. Here are nighttime views pre & post storm: [link] You can see all the lights out in NJ
@Zak_NYCMetroWx » 02 Nov '12, 2pm
RT @flybetweenfalls: Check out this comparison of night time lights in NJ/NY before and after Sandy: [link]
@iam_matt_ » 02 Nov '12, 2pm
Check out this comparison of night time lights in NJ/NY before and after Sandy: [link]
@NunyaBusiness46 » 02 Nov '12, 7am
RT @francisreddy: Pics: The extent of power outages in New York, New Jersey and Penn. from Superstrom #Sandy as seen by @NASANPP sat: [link]
@francisreddy » 02 Nov '12, 7am
Pics: The extent of power outages in New York, New Jersey and Penn. from Superstrom #Sandy as seen by @NASANPP sat: [link]
@shawnmilrad » 02 Nov '12, 12am
RT @weatherornotinc: Check out this comparison of images which shows before & after the blackouts caused by #Sandy - [link]
@WeatherorNotInc » 02 Nov '12, 12am
Check out this comparison of images which shows the difference before & after the blackouts caused by #Sandy - [link]
@SeverePlains » 01 Nov '12, 10pm
Comparison image showing the power outages over New Jersey & New York areas including Atlantic City & Manhattan: [link] #Sandy
@JASbook » 01 Nov '12, 10pm
Blackout in New Jersey and New York [link] via @zite
@earthspacewrite » 01 Nov '12, 9pm
@debunker - Here is the actual image of the blackout - at least what we can see so far [link]
@oBryan » 01 Nov '12, 9pm
RT @earthspacewrite @JimCantore - You might want this image of the blackout [link]
@earthspacewrite » 01 Nov '12, 9pm
@AsburyParkPress Blackout is visible from space - [link]
@earthspacewrite » 01 Nov '12, 9pm
@starledger Power outage is visible from space - [link]
@earthspacewrite » 01 Nov '12, 9pm
@JimCantore - You might want this image of the blackout [link]
@earthspacewrite » 01 Nov '12, 9pm
Sandy blackout in NJ, NY visible from space: [link]
@WTVAmatt » 01 Nov '12, 8pm
RT @JWatson_Wx: "@TWC_Shawn: Stunning before & after image from NASA satellite shows NYC/NJ/PA power outages from #Sandy [link]"
@coco9nyc » 01 Nov '12, 8pm
RT @_ColinS_: From spaaaaaacccceeee RT @rsimmon: Lights out in lower Manhattan (the view from space) [link]
@11AliveNews » 01 Nov '12, 8pm
RT @MikeFrancisWX: Incredible before and after images of the area hit by #Sandy from space! [link] [link]
@_ColinS_ » 01 Nov '12, 8pm
From spaaaaaacccceeee RT @rsimmon: Lights out in lower Manhattan (the view from space) [link]
@rsimmon » 01 Nov '12, 8pm
Lights out in lower Manhattan (the view from space) [link]
@MikeFrancisWX » 01 Nov '12, 8pm
Incredible before and after images of the area hit by #Sandy from space! [link] #news
@ArmadaCorpIntel » 01 Nov '12, 8pm
Cool. Use the image comparison button. Via @TWC_Shawn: Stunning before/after NASA image shows power outages [link]
@AustinLouis5 » 01 Nov '12, 8pm
RT @severestudios: RT @TWC_Shawn: Stunning before & after image from NASA satellite shows NYC/NJ/PA power outages [link]
@severestudios » 01 Nov '12, 8pm
RT @TWC_Shawn: Stunning before & after image from NASA satellite shows NYC/NJ/PA power outages [link]
@WCL_Shawn » 01 Nov '12, 8pm
Stunning before & after image from NASA satellite shows NYC/NJ/PA power outages from #Sandy [link]
@ecclesias » 01 Nov '12, 8pm
RT @severestudios: RT @TWC_Shawn: Stunning before & after image from NASA satellite shows NYC/NJ/PA power outages [link]
@JWatson_Wx » 01 Nov '12, 8pm
"@TWC_Shawn: Stunning before & after image from NASA satellite shows NYC/NJ/PA power outages from #Sandy [link]"
@daynavettese » 01 Nov '12, 8pm
RT @severestudios: RT @TWC_Shawn: Stunning before & after image from NASA satellite shows NYC/NJ/PA power outages [link]