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Related: About this forumAmazing pic of SuperTyphoon Haiyan

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Amazing pic of SuperTyphoon Haiyan (Original Post)
n2doc
Nov 2013
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lastlib
(27,518 posts)1. Wow--that thing is HUGE!!
Big as Texas?
orwell
(8,003 posts)2. Earth's angry eye...
Mama is not happy...
myrna minx
(22,772 posts)3. That's shocking. Wow. n/t
northoftheborder
(7,633 posts)4. link to map contrasting relative size of typhoon with Katrina
krispos42
(49,445 posts)7. Nice comparator.
Jeez!
irisblue
(36,769 posts)5. wowsa! and The Philippines are just slightly north of the equator
so is this storm sucking atmospheric energy from both sides of the planet? I looked at the usatoday map, it is roughly the size of the WHOLE Gulf of Mexico....wow
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)6. Live IR image...