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Typhoon Neoguri on July 7

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Super Typhoon Neoguri is huge. Here it is on July 7, 2014, via NASA satellite — Typhoon Neoguri on July 7, 2014. Late Monday, its winds weakened.

Neoguri lost its super typhoon status yesterday afternoon when dry air to west of the system weakened it. Prior to that weakening, meteorologists were using words like monster and beast to describe Neoguri, which, despite it slower wind speed, tore past the Philippines and buffeted Japan’s Okinawa Islands last night. The image above shows Neoguri on July 7, 2014. It hurtled across the Pacific as a massive storm, and as one point was expected to be the largest typhoon to have struck Japan in the month of July, ever. No more, though. It’s still expected to make landfall in Japan on July 9.

Proportional size Super Typhoon Neoguri and Jupiter's Great Red Spot. In real terms, Jupiter's Red Spot spans four planet Earths. — Proportional size of Super Typhoon Neoguri (when it was super) and Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. In real terms, Jupiter’s Red Spot spans four planet Earths. Image via @PeterGleick on Twitter.

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Deborah Byrd (asteroid 3505 Byrd) helps edit EarthSky.org and is a frequent host of EarthSky videos. Deborah created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named in her honor in 1990, a Public Service Award from the National Science Board in 2003, and the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society in 2020. 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.