39. A typhoon brewing in the Pacific • 39. A typhoon brewing in the Pacific

A typhoon is the same as a hurricane – they’re both tropical cyclones. These natural occurrences typically form over tropical waters as clouds and storms swirl overhead. And this NASA photograph snapped from an Earth-focused satellite captured a massive one brewing in the Pacific Ocean in May 2020. For reference, the organization uses its outer space resources to track storms across the globe.

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