NASA spots center of Typhoon Kalmaegi over Hainan Island, headed for Vietnam
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - 13:31
in Earth & Climate
NASA's Aqua satellite saw Typhoon Kalmaegi's center near northern Hainan Island, China when it passed overhead on September 16 at 06:00 UTC (2 a.m. EDT). Hours later, the storm crossed the Gulf of Tonkin, the body of water that separates Hainan Island from Vietnam, and was making landfall there at 11:30 a.m. EDT.