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Super Typhoon Sepat
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Super Typhoon Sepat |
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Super Typhoon Sepat came ashore in Taiwan on August 17, 2007, after bringing torrential rain and flooding to the Philippines the day before. Flights to and from Tapei, the island's capital, were canceled and Chinese authorities were calling all ships at sea to come back to shore in anticipation of the powerful typhoon, said news reports. The typhoon was classified as Category 5 typhoon, [ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshs.shtml ] the very top of the scale, with sustained winds of 184 kilometers per hour (114 miles per hour), according to CNN. At 10:25 a.m. local time (02:25 UTC) on August 16, 2007, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured this image, Super Typhoon Sepat was still well away from its coming encounter with the Philippines and Taiwan. Winds were measured at a sustained speed as high as 257 km/hr (161 mph) at the time of this image, according to the University of Hawaii's Tropical Storm Information Center. [ http://www.solar.ifa.hawaii.edu/Tropical/ ] The storm's strength is evident in this image from its large size, well-defined spiral structure, and obvious large eye. Some clouds are present in the central eye: a completely clear eye is a tell-tale sign of the most powerful storms, though some clouds can be present in the eye of a powerful storm, as is the case here. NASA image by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of the MODIS Rapid Response team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at Goddard Space Flight Center. |
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Typhoon Mindulle
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Typhoon Mindulle |
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The MODIS instrument onboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Typhoon Mindulle on June 29, 2004 at 2:20 UTC as the storm was located approximately 450 miles south-southeast of Tapei, Taiwan. At the time this image was taken, Mindulle had sustained winds of 144 mph with higher gusts to 173 mph. Mindulle was expected to drift towards the west and make landfall over the northern Philippines. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. |
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Typhoon Nanmadol
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Typhoon Nanmadol |
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Powerful Typhoon Nanmadol was preparing to make landfall in the Philippines on December 2, 2004, over the already battered Aurora province. Over the past two weeks, Luzon, the main island in the Philippines, has been lashed with three tropical storms—Nanmadol is number four. The toll from the first three storms, the most recent of which was Monday, is well over 1,000 with 479 dead and 560 missing, according to Reuters. Many of the deaths occurred along Luzon's east coast where floods and landslides buried three towns. Nanmadol's effects were already being felt over Luzon's east coast late on December 2, and many fear that the storm will make the situation worse. The government of the Philippines has already requested international aid to meet the needs of those whose homes were destroyed. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) image shows Typhoon Nanmadol at 4:45 UTC, 12:45 p.m. in Manila. At that time, the storm had sustained winds of 240 kilometers per hour (150 mph) with gusts up to 296 kph (184 mph). Later in the day, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center reported that the storm's winds had slowed to 204 kph (127 mph) with gusts to 250 kph (155 mph). The storm is expected to move northwest over the Philippines, then turn northeast over Taiwan. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained from the MODIS Rapid Response team. |
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Typhoon Tingting
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Typhoon Tingting |
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Typhoons Mindulle and Tingting spin side by side in the Pacific Ocean on June 30, 2004. Mindulle (image left) left seven dead and two missing (according to news reports) after it scraped across the Philippines on June 29 with winds reaching up to 173 miles per hour. When the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] (MODIS) on NASA?s Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite snapped this image the next day, the maximum wind speed had slowed to 125 miles per hour. Mindulle appears to be moving towards Taiwan and the eastern coast of China, shown in the upper left corner of this image. On June 29 and 30, Typhoon Tingting was dumping heavy rain on Guam and the Northern Marianas. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center [ https://metoc.npmoc.navy.mil//jtwc.html ] reported that the storm had maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour with gusts up to 92 miles per hour. This true-color MODIS image was acquired on June 30, 2004. It is available in multiple resolutions from the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ javascript:openNASAWindow('http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2004182-0630/MindulleTingting.A2004182.0430') ] at Goddard Space Flight Center. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC |
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Typhoon Tingting
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Typhoon Tingting |
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Typhoons Mindulle and Tingting spin side by side in the Pacific Ocean on June 30, 2004. Mindulle (image left) left seven dead and two missing (according to news reports) after it scraped across the Philippines on June 29 with winds reaching up to 173 miles per hour. When the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] (MODIS) on NASA?s Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite snapped this image the next day, the maximum wind speed had slowed to 125 miles per hour. Mindulle appears to be moving towards Taiwan and the eastern coast of China, shown in the upper left corner of this image. On June 29 and 30, Typhoon Tingting was dumping heavy rain on Guam and the Northern Marianas. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center [ https://metoc.npmoc.navy.mil//jtwc.html ] reported that the storm had maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour with gusts up to 92 miles per hour. This true-color MODIS image was acquired on June 30, 2004. It is available in multiple resolutions from the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ javascript:openNASAWindow('http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2004182-0630/MindulleTingting.A2004182.0430') ] at Goddard Space Flight Center. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC |
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Super Typhoon Sepat: Natural
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Super Typhoon Sepat came ash
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sepat_tmo_2007228
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2007-08-16 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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sepat_tmo_2007228 |
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Typhoon Ewiniar: Image of th
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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On July 7, 2006, Typhoon Ewi
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ewinia_tmo_2006188
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2006-07-07 |
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NASA -- NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center. |
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ewinia_tmo_2006188 |
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Typhoon Ewiniar: Image of th
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On July 7, 2006, Typhoon Ewi
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ewinia_tmo_2006188
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2006-07-07 |
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NASA -- NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center. |
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ewinia_tmo_2006188 |
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Typhoon Tingting: Natural Ha
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Typhoons Mindulle and Tingti
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2004-06-30 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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MindulleTingting_TMO2004182 |
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Typhoon Tingting: Natural Ha
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Typhoons Mindulle and Tingti
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MindulleTingting_TMO2004182
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2004-06-30 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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MindulleTingting_TMO2004182 |
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