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Typhoon Sinlaku

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Sep 04, 2002
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Typhoon Sinlaku
September 3, 2002

Typhoon Sinlaku can be seen south of Japan in this true-color image taken on September 3, 2002, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASA’s Aqua spacecraft. As of September 4, the hurricane was moving straight towards Taiwan and packing sustained winds of 104 miles (167 kilometers) per hour. The storm is likely to make landfall in Taiwan by the morning of September 5.

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

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