NASA sees dangerous Super Typhoon Mangkhut, eyeing the Philippines
Friday, September 14, 2018 - 13:10
in Earth & Climate
Super Typhoon Mangkhut is a powerful tropical cyclone headed toward the northern Philippines. It is a Category 5 storm on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided a visible image as it passed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and stared the storm in its eye.