Hurricane Ivan from the Space Station
Explanation:
Ninety percent of the houses on
Grenada were
damaged by the destructive force of
Hurricane Ivan.
At its peak,
Ivan was a
Category 5 hurricane,
the highest power category on the
Saffir-Simpson Scale,
and created sustained
winds
in excess of 200 kilometers per hour.
Ivan was the largest
hurricane to strike the US in 2004, and,
so far, the 10th most powerful in recorded history.
As it swirled in the
Atlantic Ocean,
the tremendous
eye of Hurricane Ivan was
photographed
from above by the orbiting
International Space Station.
The name Ivan has now been retired from Atlantic Ocean use by the
World Meteorological Organization.
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Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
