Hurricane season is in full swing, so it is only appropriate to check out this incredible series of images at Boston.com of hurricanes as captured from Earth orbit. These images go far in visually depicting the power and magnitude of hurricanes, something I have posted about previously. You see pretty clouds, I see the release of 600 trillion kilowatt hours of energy. The image above is of Hurricane Ivan and was taken on September 11, 2004 by ISS astronaut Edward Fincke taken from a window onboard the International Space Station. Here’s another favorite from the series of Hurricane Isabel taken from the ISS on September 15th, 2003:
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