Good morning,
Last week I showed you a satellite shot of the waters off the coast of China. Remember it was covered in Algae, well today Chinese officials say the site of the Olympic sailing competition is clear of the bright-green algae. The Chinese government set today as the goal to clear the sailing site. The sea blanketing algae bloom which officials blamed on natural causes, had disrupted practice for the more than 30 Olympic sailing teams already on site. Over the last couple weeks, thousands of volunteers, including soldiers and fishing boats helped remove the algae.
Now onto Bertha,
Here is the latest of satellite image of what is now Tropical Storm Bertha. Maximum sustained winds are near 75 miles an hour. Notice the bright, almost white, shaded area on the tropical storm's right side. Those are not high clouds, but rather something called sun-glint. It is just what you think it is, the sea water is reflecting the bright sunshine back at the satellite and causing a lot of glare. "Bertha" is moving north-northeast now and away from Bermuda. It could strengthen again today into a hurricane. The tropics are starting to heat up so more active tropical weather is beginning to happen.
Have a great day,
Brett