Satellite Imagery Captures Active Pacific Hurricane Season Activity

The NASA Earth Observatory reported on September 30, 2026, that Hurricanes Polo and Nolo brought destructive effects ashore during a busy tropical cyclone season in the Pacific. An image acquired on September 2, 2026, by the Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite showed storm activity across the region. [1]

According to reports from NASA Earth Observatory, NASA Science, and Mirage News, multiple powerful storms have continued to move across the northeastern and central Pacific basins. The reports noted that both Hurricanes Polo and Nolo caused destructive impacts ashore during the active season. [1][2][3]

By September 28, 2026, the number of named storms in the northeastern and central Pacific had reached 20, as reported by NASA Earth Observatory. Nine of those storms reached hurricane strength. By comparison, historical averages from 1991 to 2020 show typical totals of 13.5 named storms and 7.4 hurricanes by that time of year. [1]

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth, bounded by Asia and Australia to the west and the Americas to the east. Earth observation satellites positioned in orbit routinely track large cyclone systems as they move across oceanic basins. [1][5]