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Start Date: May 22, 2024
Type: Extreme Heat
Region: North America

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Overview:

NASA's Disasters Response Coordination System (DRCS) activated to support response for the extreme heat event that impacted Houston, Texas, in the wake of a derecho that caused power outages throughout the city the week of May 13, 2024. The DRCS responded to a request from the FEMA Response Geospatial Office for power outage data to aid in determining where to send their critical needs assistance.

 

Satellites map of night lights in Houston, Texas on May 18, 2024.
This map generated using NASA Black Marble HD data shows night light conditions in Houston, Texas, on May 18, 2024, after a derecho caused widespread power outages in the city. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Black Marble data courtesy of Ranjay Shrestha/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey.

 

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