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Hurricane Dorian viewed from space

Posted by in Earth | Today's Image | September 2, 2019

NASA astronaut Christian Koch snapped this image of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Monday, September 2, 2019. The station orbits more than 200 miles (300 km) above Earth.

View from a round window aboard ISS of a powerful, swirling hurricane in the Atlantic.

Hurricane Dorian, September 2, 2019, from the International Space Station. According to the Washington Post, this storm is one for the record books, having set milestones for the strongest hurricane at landfall (185 mph winds, tied for strongest winds with a 1935 hurricane, also on Labor Day) and for being the 2nd-strongest hurricane observed in the Atlantic based on wind speed alone. Image via NASA.

Following the news about Hurricane Dorian? Here’s how to understand hurricane maps, from the New York Times.

Deborah Byrd

Deborah Byrd

Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.

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