After drenching the Philippines, the potent storm re-organized and strengthened before heading for landfall in southeastern China and Vietnam.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Severe Storms
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Severe Storms
Once a super typhoon, the still powerful typhoon Maria brings damaging high winds and heavy rains towards Taiwan and eastern China.
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The MODIS instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this natural-color image of Typhoon Kompasu approaching the Korean peninsula and China on September 1, 2010.
Atmosphere Water Severe Storms
The most potent tropical cyclone of 2013 battered the Philippines and the Chinese coast.
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Category 4 Typhoon Megi sprawls over much of the South China Sea in this true-color image from October 20, 2010.
Acquired August 7, 2012, this image shows Typhoon Haikui nearing the coast of eastern China.
Twin typhoons continued to churn across the Western Pacific Ocean, threatening East Asian countries with destructive winds and rain.
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