In August 2009, Hurricane Jimena formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean, becoming a powerful Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale. It posed a significant threat to Mexico's Baja California Peninsula as it approached with destructive winds and heavy rainfall. The image portrays Hurricane Jimena approaching Baja California.

• Image 1: Product: MERIS_RR_1P (1200 metre resolution), Satellite: Envisat, Instrument: Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometre (MERIS), Acqusition Date: 31 Aug 2009, Orbit number: 39230, Orbit direction: Descending, Band combination: 7, 5, 2 (RGB)