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File:Tropical Storm Earl (2004).jpg

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Description The MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured this true-colour image of Tropical Storm Earl on August 15, 2004 at 17:50 UTC. At the time this image was taken Earl had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph with slightly higher gusts. Earl was moving towards the west at a brisk 28 mph. Soon after this image was acquired, Earl began dissipating and was declared a tropical wave on August 16 at 15:00 UTC.
Date 15 August 2004
Source http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=12335
Author Image courtesy Jesse Allen, NASA's Earth Observatory.
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