Here’s how the most powerful storm on Earth looks from Space
The huge Noru Typhoon in the Pacific Ocean became the most powerful storm on Earth this weekend. Noru became a super typhoon in just one day, making it the most powerful storm of 2017, according to Mashable.
The storm’s winds increased by 90 miles per hour in 18 hours, according to Weather Channel. The hurricane became as strong as a Category 5 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 165 miles per hour. Since then, the typhoon weakened to the equivalent of a Category 2, with winds of about 105 miles per hour, but it could re-intensify this week before impacting Japan.
The NASA astronauts and a cosmonaut on the International Space Station caught sight of the giant storm from the windows of their space laboratory and decided to share the astounding photographs on Twitter.
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Прямо сейчас этот #супертайфун по имени #Нору «гуляет» над Тихим океаном. // Super #Typhoon #Noru swirling in the Pacific Ocean. pic.twitter.com/SUPOnXCM6h
— Сергей Рязанский (@SergeyISS) August 1, 2017
Super Typhoon #Noru, amazing the size of this weather phenomenon, you can almost sense its power from 250 miles above. pic.twitter.com/x4R0FZSfRn
— Randy Bresnik (@AstroKomrade) August 1, 2017
When Mother Nature gets to spinning, it can be an awesome but scary sight. Looks like super Typhoon #Noru is gaining momentum. #EarthShapes pic.twitter.com/hR8gyYlhEs
— Jack Fischer (@Astro2fish) August 1, 2017
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