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Hurricane Irene Nears Landfall

Irene, the first hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic season, was poised on August 26 to be the first to make land-fall in tU.S. since 2008. More than 50 million people were estimated to lie within the path of the storm.


Image and animation by the NASA GSFC GOES Project.

Published August 27, 2011
Data acquired August 26, 2011

Source:
GOES