Typhoon Shanshan Approaches Japan

A strong typhoon is projected to make landfall near Tokyo in August 2018, bringing rains to a country already hit by torrential flooding this summer.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Dauphin, using VIIRS data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Caption by Kasha Patel.

Published August 7, 2018
Data acquired August 7, 2018

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Suomi NPP > VIIRS