ENVIRONMENTAL

The map of Sandy’s winds produced with data from a radar scatterometer on the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Oceansat-2, shows the strength and direction of Sandy’s ocean surface winds on October 28, 2012. Wind speeds above 65 kilometers (40 miles) per hour are yellow; above 80 kph (50 mph) are orange; and above 95 kph (60 mph) are dark red.
Credit: Indian Space Research Organization OceanSat-2 missions

Photo of the New Jersey coastal town of Mantoloking taken on March 18, 2007
Credit: Aerial photography courtesy of the NOAA Remote Sensing Division.

Photo of the New Jersey coastal town of Mantoloking taken on March 18, 2007

Credit: Aerial photography courtesy of the NOAA Remote Sensing Division.