Tropical storms rarely form in the South Atlantic Ocean. But in mid-Feb. 2024, Tropical Storm Akará, – only the third such storm recorded in the region since 2015 – did. @nasa’s MODIS satellite captured the storm southeast of São Paulo, Brazil. https://t.co/NMSAAxsdhx 🌀 pic.twitter.com/TooDPfalsm

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