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Look, I'm as sick of typhoons and hurricanes that threaten humanity as you are. They are planetary thugs and they are void. But I can take a moment of reluctance to appreciate their appearance from the space.
The last storm to make me think is the super Typhoon Trami – currently beating in the Western Pacific – and images of astronaut Alex Gerst. The images, taken from the high perch of the International Space Station, show perfect white clouds against a deep blue ocean, the symmetry of the eye and the swirl of clouds in the eye itself like a world in a world.
In a message on Facebook, Gerst said that "someone shot the gigantic catch of the planet."
Trami is currently the most powerful storm on the planet. On Tuesday morning, there were sustained winds of 149 mph and gusts reaching 184 mph. It's a little behind its peak of 160 mph on Monday and there are signs that the typhoon may have weakened a bit more, but do not be fooled by its appearance or its magnificent appearance.
Trami is still a threat to the islands of southern Japan later this week, as it begins to turn north. The storm could even reach Honshu, Japan's most populous island, early next week. In terms of its destructive power, it is unlikely to compete with Mangkhut, which rocked the Philippines and Hong Kong last week, but that is not what Japan needs after a year of torrential rains. .
The Western Pacific is the most active tropical cyclone basin in the world, but this year was particularly difficult. There have been more major storms than usual and the accumulated cyclonic energy – a measure that uses the wind of all cyclones in a basin and adds them over time – is also above the standard . Researches published in 2016 show that landing storms in Asia have become more intense by 12 to 15% since 1970, probably due to the heat of the oceans.
So while it is easy to admire these beautiful animals over the ocean, let's not forget that they are often still very animated. And even if they are not at their peak, they can still cause significant damage.
