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Super Typhoon Rai

Locally named Odette, the storm was one of the strongest recorded on Earth this year and the sixth to reach category 5.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Dauphin, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Story by Michael Carlowicz.

Published December 16, 2021
Data acquired December 16, 2021

Sources:
Suomi NPP > VIIRS
Terra > MODIS