Satellite images of Philippines before and after devastating typhoon Haiyan (7 pictures)
This before-and-after satellite images reveale Typhoon Haiyan’s impact.
Tagged: Earth
What Does Earth Look Like?
We are accustomed to percept our planet as a blue marble. But the way it looks like really depends on how we look at it.
The Destruction Of Super Typhoon Haiyan (20 pictures)
Even in a nation regularly beset by earthquakes, volcanoes and tropical storms, Typhoon Haiyan appears to be the deadliest natural disaster on record.
Haiyan hit the eastern seaboard of the Philippines on Friday and quickly barreled across its central islands, packing winds of 147 mph that gusted to 170 mph, and a storm surge of 20 feet.
Dances of the Planets (8 pictures)
Take the orbits of any two planets and draw a line between the two planet positions every few days. Because the inner planet orbits faster than the outer planet, interesting patterns evolve. Each planetary pairing has its own unique dance rhythm. For example, the Earth-Venus dance returns to the original starting position after eight Earth years. Eight Earth years equals thirteen Venus years.
If All the Ice on Earth Melted (8 pictures)
The maps here show the world as it is now, with only one difference: All the ice on land has melted and drained into the sea, raising it 216 feet and creating new shorelines for our continents and inland seas.
Stunning Images From Outer Space
There has been much news of late about space. The images we are receiving daily from our outer space vessels seems to be getting better and better. For that reason it seemed appropriate to create a second list of stunning images of space.