May 10, 2022 - Tropical Cyclone Karim

Tropical Cyclone Karim
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On May 9, 2022, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on
NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of Tropical Cyclone
Karim spinning over the southern Indian Ocean.

On May 7, the cyclone formed from Tropical Disturbance 90S and was
given the name Karim by the Mauritius Meteorological Service. At that
time, Karim's maximum sustained winds reached 65 km/h (40 mph) with
gusts to 95 km/h (60 mph) and the storm was moving to the southeast.

By 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) on May 9, Tropical Cyclone Karim had
strengthened, with maximum sustained winds reaching 112 km/h (70 mph)
with gusts to 138 km/h (86 mph). The center of the storm was located
about 409 miles (658 miles) west-southwest of the Cocos Islands,
Australia. The storm was tracking south-southeastward and was not
anticipated to pose significant hazard to any land. Tropical Cyclone
Karim is moving into unfavorable conditions, with increasing wind
shear. Forward motion is expected to stall and through May 11 then be
turned back towards the northwest on May 12, when Karim is expected to
quickly dissipate.

Image Facts
Satellite: Terra
Date Acquired: 5/9/2022
Resolutions: 1km (1.2 MB), 500m (3.5 MB), 250m (2.6 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-05-10

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