Winter storm in North America

Sentinel-3 SLSTR RBT acquired on 16 February 2021 from 14:48:35 to 19:48:33 UTC
Sentinel-3 SLSTR RBT acquired on 17 February 2021 from 15:04:53 to 18:26:51 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Season, weather, climate, snow, precipitation, energy, Canada, United States, USA
Fig. 1 - S3 SLSTR (16 & 17.03.2021) - A cold spell has fell upon North America during mid-February.
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Fig. 2 - It has hit Canada and United States, in particular the eastern half and the Great Plains.
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Fig. 3 - It even affected southern areas of Texas and Louisiana which is rare but not exceptionnal.
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Fig. 4 - Electricity failed in areas where temperatures dropped below -10°C or -20°C, killing at least 82.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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