Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Louisiana • Earth.com

Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Louisiana

At first, this image looks like a regular old picture of the Earth – save for a bit of color manipulation. But look closer at the Gulf of Mexico and you’ll see the swirling clouds of Hurricane Andrew, which made landfall in Louisiana in August 1992. Luckily, the startling shot didn’t precede a raging storm; Andrew had downgraded to a tropical storm by the time it reached the Pelican State.

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