thedailywhat:

Satellite Image of the Day: The NOAA/NASA GOES-13 weather satellite captured this image of Hurricane Irene this morning at 10:45 AM EDT. (Embiggen.)
At the time, Irene was nearly a third the size of the entire East Coast.
[nasa.]

Our world is such a fascinating object.

thedailywhat:

Satellite Image of the Day: The NOAA/NASA GOES-13 weather satellite captured this image of Hurricane Irene this morning at 10:45 AM EDT. (Embiggen.)

At the time, Irene was nearly a third the size of the entire East Coast.

[nasa.]

Our world is such a fascinating object.