Five tropical cyclones have been captured in one striking false-color satellite image released Friday by NASA. The shot, which covers the Indian Ocean and parts of the South Pacific, was taken on Wednesday by the NOAA-20 environmental satellite.

Tropical cyclone activity is buzzing across the Southern Hemisphere with as many as six cyclones simultaneously spinning around. According to the Accumulated Cyclone Energy tally complied by Colorado State University,

The unusual activity is "a lot to happen at once, but not unprecedented," an atmospheric science professor said.