The powerful super Typhoon Bilis hit Taiwan with 161 mph (260 kmh) windson August 22, 2000. At times, the winds were strong enough to shake concretebuildings. In addition to the wind, heavy rains may bring flooding andmudslides to the island. Mudslides particularly threaten areas hit by1999’s powerful earthquake.
This image (above) shows Bilis as the outer arms of the storm swept over Taiwannear noon local time on August 22, 2000. The true color image was captured bythe Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS).
Meanwhile, in the Atlantic ...
On the other side of the globe there were two relatively small hurricanes.Hurricane Alberto sat in the center of the North Atlantic, hanging on in itsthird week of life. Hurricane Debby was approaching Puerto Rico with sustainedwinds of only 75 mph (120 kph).
NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) acquiredthis image (below) of the Western Hemisphere, showing both Alberto and Debby, at 2:30 PMEDT August 22, 2000.
References & Resources
Typhoon Bilis provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE. GOES imagery courtesy GOES Project Science Office, NASA GSFC.
