Typhoon Aere (20W) over China and Taiwan

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this true-color image of Typhoon Aere on August 25, 2004, at 5:20 UTC. At the time this image was taken Aere was located about 130 km (81 miles) northwest of Taipei, Taiwan and was moving towards the west at 17 km/hr (10 mph). Maximum sustained winds were near 143 km/hr (89 mph) with higher gusts to 167 km/hr (104 mph).

Aere made landfall on southeast China’s Fujian province at 8:30 UTC and was expected to also strike Zhejiang province, an area that was still mopping up after Typhoon Rananim left 164 people dead and 1,800 injured just weeks previously.

Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published August 25, 2004
Data acquired August 25, 2004

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