Natural disasters look from the universe

The US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) publishes satellite images of recent natural disasters.

Natural disaster photos taken from satellites

Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) took a picture of the super typhoon Soudelor on August 5 when it passed through the western Pacific region, CNN reported.Just below ISS are two Russian spacecraft, including: Soyuz TMA-17M (upper, left) and Progress 60 cargo ship. According to the Joint Storm Warning Center (JTWC), the Soudelor is the strongest storm. year with wind up to 290 km / h.

The image of a giant sand wall extends from northern Sudan to southern Egypt by NASA's Terra satellite on August 6.

NASA's Aqua satellite captures large smoke clouds in a wildfire in Oregon and California state on August 5.Red dots are hot spots in fires.Large fires burned over 24,000 km2 of forest in the western United States.About 80% of the fire areas are in remote forests in Alaska state, but fire also spreads to forests in Oregon, Washington and northern California.

Dust ash from Raung Crater flies northwest of Java Island, Indonesia in a photo taken by Landsat 8 satellite on July 27.According to the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcano Program, Raung volcano erupted at least 13 times in the last 25 years.The last eruption occurred a month ago.Dust ash caused Indonesian authorities to postpone and close airports.

The image of the Nangka storm hit near Muroto city of Shikoku Island, Japan, seen from space on July 16 after crossing 4,000 km from the Pacific Ocean.About 4,000 people in Kochi Prefecture must evacuate to avoid storms.

Images provided by Terra satellite show that a large fire in Western Canada creates a dense smoke that envelops the city of Vancouver and surrounding areas in early July. Many people have to wear protective masks to ensure health insurance.