by APOD Robot » Sun Oct 09, 2016 4:06 am
Hurricane Ivan from the Space Station
Explanation: Ninety percent of the houses on
Grenada were damaged by the destructive force of
Hurricane Ivan. At its peak in 2004,
Ivan was a
Category 5 hurricane, the highest power category on the
Saffir-Simpson Scale, and created sustained
winds in excess of 200 kilometers per hour. Ivan was the largest
hurricane to strike the US in 2004, and one of the more powerful in recorded history. As it swirled in the
Atlantic Ocean, the tremendous
eye of Hurricane Ivan was
photographed from above by the orbiting
International Space Station. The name Ivan has now been retired from Atlantic Ocean use by the
World Meteorological Organization. This month,
Hurricane Matthew devastated part of
Haiti and is
currently swirling just off the east coast of the
USA.
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