Typhoon Neoguri has swept across Japan. Here is what it looks like from space.
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Version 0 of 1. Just how big is Typhoon Neoguri? So big that even astronauts are taking note. "Just went right above Supertyphoon Neoguri," Alexander Gerst, an astronaut aboard the International Space Station, wrote on Flickr this week. "It is ENORMOUS. Watch out, Japan!" The #SuperTyphoonNeoguri did not even fit in our fisheye lens view. I have never seen anything like this. pic.twitter.com/tzlni7nKHP — Alexander Gerst (@Astro_Alex) July 8, 2014 The #SuperTyphoonNeoguri did not even fit in our fisheye lens view. I have never seen anything like this. pic.twitter.com/tzlni7nKHP — Alexander Gerst (@Astro_Alex) July 8, 2014 Went right above Supertyphoon #Neoguri. It is ENORMOUS. Watch out, #Japan! https://t.co/BbwEE2yGIQ pic.twitter.com/IP9clunLF4 — Alexander Gerst (@Astro_Alex) July 8, 2014 Went right above Supertyphoon #Neoguri. It is ENORMOUS. Watch out, #Japan! https://t.co/BbwEE2yGIQ pic.twitter.com/IP9clunLF4 — Alexander Gerst (@Astro_Alex) July 8, 2014 Gerst took a few photos of the storm this week, posting the shots online. We've reposted some below: Neoguri, which on Tuesday lashed Japan's Okinawa islands, has caused at least one death, according to the Wall Street Journal, and left several injured. Airports have closed, thousands are without power, and evacuations are underway, according to reports. You can check out the full set of Neoguri photos here and find Gerst on Twitter here. |