Huge waves that hit Reunion Island tracked from space   Animation of observed swell generated by a storm south of Cape Town, South Africa, on 9 May 2007 propagating across the Indian Ocean. Colour correlates to the wavelength of the waves tracked by the Envisat ASAR Wave mode, with red being the longest.   Satellite observation of the storm winds at the origin of the huge waves that thrashed Reunion Island. The left panel shows the satellite wind speed in colour, and the right panel shows the corresponding atmospheric model wind speed at the same location and time.   Animation of observed swell generated by a storm south of New Zealand on 9 July 2004 propagating across the Pacific Ocean. Colour correlates to the wavelength of the waves tracked by the Envisat ASAR Wave mode, with red being the longest. Release date: 22 February 2008