A monster typhoon has been swirling in the Northwest Pacific Ocean for over a week. On Sunday, it became the strongest storm on Earth so far this year, with 160-mph winds.
“Japan has already endured several spates of extreme weather this summer,” the AP reports, “with heavy rains triggering deadly landslides on Kyushu in June that killed 37 people and left six missing. Torrential rains in northern Japan flooded parts of northern Honshu island in late July.”
Astronauts on the International Space Station fly over the Pacific Ocean several times per week. Every summer, they have the opportunity to see incredible storms like Typhoon Noru.
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