Hurricane Dorian From Space
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Hurricane dorian from space. All of the data those satellites gather go into statements issued by noaa s national hurricane center nhc which is currently forecasting that dorian will head west across the northern bahamas as. Hurricane dorian is terrifying even from the international space station where european space agency astronaut luca parmitano captured photographs of the then category 5 storm. At the time dorian was a category 4 hurricane.
Nasa is keeping a close watch on hurricane dorian as it barrels across the atlantic ocean on its way toward florida and now the agency has spotted in the storm from the international space. Hurricane dorian s eye is clearly visible from space in this view from noaa s goes east satellite taken on aug. Hurricane dorian s clouds are staggering a massive swirl of white surrounding the knotted eyewall at the storm s heart in this image taken from space.
Johnson cnn updated 7 38 pm et thu august 29 2019 cnn as meteorologists keep an eye on hurricane dorian on the ground the international space station s camera is keeping an eye. 2 2019 hurricane dorian seen from aboard the space station nasa astronaut christina koch snapped this image of hurricane dorian as the international space station during a flyover on monday september 2 2019. The image relies on data captured by the.
The station orbits more than 200 miles above the earth. Hurricane dorian was an extremely powerful and devastating category 5 atlantic hurricane that became the most intense tropical cyclone on record to strike the bahamas and is regarded as the worst natural disaster in the country s history. The station makes 16 complete orbits of earth every day.
Nasa has recorded striking videos of hurricane dorian from the international space station whenever the orbiting lab passes over the storm.