Watching Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Katia From 22,000 Miles Above Earth<br />Hurricane Irma made multiple landfalls over the past week, devastating islands in the Caribbean before reaching Florida on Sunday morning.<br />On Wednesday, when Hurricane Irma was at its strongest, it made a series of landfalls on Barbuda, St. Martin<br />and the British Virgin Islands, causing extensive damage.<br />Hurricane Irma swept along the coast of Cuba on Saturday before turning north to make landfall in the Florida Keys on Sunday.<br />The satellite, called GOES-16, is undergoing testing as it maintains geostationary orbit above the Galapagos Islands,<br />and it is expected to become fully operational in November.
