1 00:00:01,468 --> 00:00:07,507 Storm activity is ramping up in the tropics as the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season approaches. 2 00:00:07,507 --> 00:00:14,447 NOAA satellites are monitoring several storms in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. 3 00:00:14,447 --> 00:00:20,453 Hurricane Linda, the second major hurricane in the eastern Pacific this season 4 00:00:20,453 --> 00:00:25,425 was a Category 4 storm at its peak. 5 00:00:28,228 --> 00:00:37,404 Meanwhile, in the Atlantic, NOAA satellites tracked three named storm systems. 6 00:00:38,605 --> 00:00:47,447 Tropical Storm Fred formed on August 11, 2021 and made landfall on the eastern Florida Panhandle on August 16. 7 00:00:49,082 --> 00:00:54,854 Tropical Storm Grace formed in the Caribbean on August 14 8 00:00:54,854 --> 00:01:00,794 and intensified into a hurricane on August 18 as it approached Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. 9 00:01:01,561 --> 00:01:08,435 And Tropical Storm Henri developed on August 16 south of Bermuda. 10 00:01:08,435 --> 00:01:17,010 NOAA satellites provide data for forecasting and tracking the location, movement and intensity of the storms. 11 00:01:17,911 --> 00:01:27,754 Atmospheric and oceanic conditions in the Atlantic are primed for an above-average hurricane season. 12 00:01:27,754 --> 00:01:34,494 NOAA satellites stay vigilant as the hurricane season heats up. 13 00:01:34,494 --> 00:01:35,462 Earth from Orbit: Hurricane Season Heats Up 14 00:01:35,462 --> 00:01:36,463 NOAA Logo 15 00:01:36,463 --> 00:01:37,464 NASA Meatballl 16 00:01:37,464 --> 00:01:38,465 CIRA Logo