Super Typhoon Lawin’s Eye Contains Something, According To Scientists
Scientists found something inside super typhoon Lawin’s eye before it strikes Cagayan province in Northern Philippines on Wednesday (October 19, 2016).
Super typhoon Lawin which had an international name “Haima” strikes the northern Philippines on Wednesday at 11pm, carrying a storm signal number 5 in provinces of Ilocos Norte, Northern Abra, Kalinga, Apayao, and Cagayan. The typhoon will bring moderate to heavy rain and wreak havoc is expected on affected areas.
Before Lawin strikes Peñablanca, Cagayan, scientist found gravity waves, mesovortices, and lightning streaks were found inside the super typhoon’s eye, according to the data revealed by satellite-based Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensors of The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies.
The studies show that tropical cyclones generate gravity waves, these atmospheric gravity waves are formed when buoyancy pushes air up and gravity pull it down, according to U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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