Super typhoon Haiyan. Computer-generated image of super typhoon Haiyan over the Philippine Sea on 7th November 2013. The Category 5 storm, with wind s

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Super typhoon Haiyan. Computer-generated image of super typhoon Haiyan over the Philippine Sea on 7th November 2013. The Category 5 storm, with wind speeds up to 314 kilometres per hour, may be the strongest tropical cyclone ever to make landfall. It devastated large areas of the Philippines, particularly Samar Island and Leyte, affecting 9 million people. Over 3,500 people were killed and more than 12,000 injured. Based on data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite.

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Photo credit: © PLANETARY VISIONS LTD/NASA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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