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On Earth, Hurricane Laura is one of the most dangerous and destructive forces of nature we have seen in some time. In fact, the Category 4 storm system is the largest the region has seen in a century, and it poses a major threat to several southern and mid-southern states, as it runs northeast across the country, with high winds, heavy rain, and possible tornadoes. So far, thousands of Gulf Coast residents have been without power since the hurricane struck at 1 p.m. From space, however, Hurricane Laura appears quite different: a quietly imposing cloud formation that is nothing short of visible, Juster, a NASA astronaut and Chris Cassidy posted these absolutely stunning images of the International Space Station storm:
Seen from Hurricane Laura taken from @Romtestasjon today. Stay safe everyone. pic.twitter.com/KwVvRLA15m
– Chris Cassidy (@Astro_SEAL) August 26, 2020
Yes, that’s a picture of a hurricane bound for the windiest storm in Louisiana’s history – and one even bigger than Hurricane Katrina of 2005. But NASA astronauts are not the only ones with a aerial photo of Hurricane Laura. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) also released these beautiful images and videos:
Since the #GOESEast 🛰️ see #HurricaneLaura land at 1 o’clock EDT as a category-4 storm, #Laura has become a category-2 because it moves across land. Harmful winds and widespread flash floods are expected to continue.
Stay tuned: https://t.co/1L8q1zg4eW pic.twitter.com/B4xPOzQSSf– NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) August 27, 2020
For this #WednesdayMorning, Take a look #HurricaneLaura May @NOAA‘s #GOESEast satellite as the convection of the hurricane bursts of lightning. From 8 a.m. EDT, #Laura had winds of 115 mph and was intensified in the Gulf of Mexico.
Last: https://t.co/1L8q1zg4eW pic.twitter.com/yyxJkmlfnj– NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) August 26, 2020
The people at the Weather Channel contributed these:
Hurricane Laura’s Rapid Intensification in Satellite Images: Cat 1 to Cat 4 in 24 Hours | The weather channel https://t.co/ctJWzdDgcu
– thom reedy (@thomante) August 27, 2020
Atmospheric scientist at the University of Albany, SUNY, Philippe Papin recommended this wonderful video:
It has seen something #Hurricane #Laura penetrated the Gulf of Mexico the last 54h of #Cuba no #Louisiana.
During that time the wind increased dramatically from 55 kt–> 130 kt & the satellite presentation went from ragged through N-shed into a textbook hurricane. pic.twitter.com/AIKj0FE8rt– Philippe Papin (@pppapin) August 27, 2020
And a Canadian-based Twitter account that is a weather fan posted the following from NOAA.
# HurricaneLaura2020 moments ago from #NOAA 19 #Weather #Satellyt #HRPT Image 2020-08-27 12:37:19UTC #Hurricane #SDRfullres: https://t.co/PEcNXQYOnR pic.twitter.com/g0FToRib66
– Quarta’s Reef (@QuartasReef) August 27, 2020
Since the attack, Hurricane Laura’s winds have returned to 85 mph, but so far at least one death has been recorded, while more than 500,000 Louisiana residents – and more than 125,000 in Texas – are already without power. We can only hope that everyone stays as safe as possible. And to learn more about these horrible natural phenomena, you need to read these 18 hurricane facts to put you in honor of mother nature.
