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Typhoon Higos

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Sep 30, 2002
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Typhoon Higos
September 28, 2002

Typhoon Higos sweeps across the Mariana Islands with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (75 knots).

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Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.

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