Hurricane Milton took to space
A powerful Category-5 storm, Hurricane Milton, is likely to make landfall on Florida’s west coast late Wednesday or early Thursday. Its impact may be lessened over time, but it will still be a major storm.
The National Hurricane Center reported that Milton was centered about 360 kilometers (580 miles) southwest of Tampa with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 kmh).
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According to experts, the Hurricane may hit the Tampa Bay area directly, which would be the first in the region in over a century.
Milton is expected to bring 10 to 15 storms to the Florida coast. 3D artists shared a visual image of a storm surge of up to 15 feet on Florida’s west coast, which was widely shared and viewed on social media.
Nothing short of astronomy: a Nasa astronaut
Nasa astronaut Matthew Dominick shared a video of the ongoing storm, taken from the window of the Dragon Endeavor spacecraft in space, showing the scale of the storm. The spacecraft is currently docked with the International Space Station.
Matthew described the sighting as “stark,” as he couldn’t find words to describe the storm’s power and intensity and transition from a category 1 to a category 5 hurricane in just hours.
The massive storm was seen heading toward central Florida like a rotating natural star, with a large eye at its center, surrounded by high clouds, creating a spectacle. Social media users were left stunned by the images of the storm from the ISS.
Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden urged citizens to take the storm seriously and to heed orders to evacuate. Biden shared a statement that read, “If you are under an evacuation order, you should get out now. Now, now, now. You should have been out. It’s a matter of life and death.”
John Morales, a veteran television meteorologist, warned of Hurricane Helene and said, “It’s an amazing, amazing, amazing storm.”
First published: October 09 2024 | 5:04 PM IST
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