Typhoon Haiyan Was Not the Size of the US
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 11:30
in Biology & Nature
A image that went viral yesterday suggested that Typhoon Haiyan was the size of the United States. The scale on the image was off, as the American Red Cross.
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