On September 28, Hurricane Ian struck Florida with 150-mph winds, heavy rainfall and destructive flooding. These images from @NASAEarth's MODIS instrument image the coast after and before the storm, showing colorful swirls of sediment churned up by Ian's passing. The bright turquoise color off the coast is likely sediment that the storm Ian lifted from the seafloor as it neared landfall. Brown water closer to shore is likely colored by sediment from land, carried by rivers and runoff flowing into the ocean. Learn more about these images and see more @NASAEarth satellite images from Ian at the link in our bio. Image descriptions: Image 1: A satellite image of the U.S. state of Florida before Hurricane Ian. The state extends from the upper left of the image into the center, and its land is mostly green and covered with trees and plants, while the ocean is dark blue. Tiny white clouds are sprinkled across much of the image, covering the land and ocean. The Bahamas, small islands surrounded by turquoise swirls in the water, are visible in the lower right of the image. The turquoise swirls are mostly due to due to light reflecting off sea grass beds, the sandy seafloor, and coral reefs. Image 2: A satellite image of the U.S. state of Florida before Hurricane Ian. The state extends from the upper left of the image into the center, and its land is mostly green and covered with trees and plants, while the ocean is dark blue. Tiny white clouds are sprinkled across much of the image, covering the land and ocean. The Bahamas, small islands surrounded by turquoise swirls in the water, are visible in the lower right of the image. The turquoise swirls are mostly due to due to light reflecting off sea grass beds, the sandy seafloor, and coral reefs.