Superstorm Bopha

[pickledginger]

A striking image shot 2 December, from the ISS, shows Typhoon Bopha, aka Pablo, bearing down on the Philippines.

In Atlantic cyclone terms, the megastorm would have been classified as a Category 5 storm when it smashed into the island group yesterday.

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Comments

[starrynight]

Dang, that is one massive storm. Can you imagine if that hit NY or the East Coast? forget about it, there wouldn't be a Long Island anymore.

[pickledginger]

Yeah, and Manhattan would be three-story piles of broken glass. My neighborhood would be gone, too. Scary stuff!

[starrynight]

Yeah, it certainly scary. I was convinced Sandy would veer to the right at the last possible second, only because it's so rare for a hurricane to hit the East Coast.

[pickledginger]

Half my neighborhood -- including a few rows of not just houses but also the lots on which they'd stood -- was washed away in 1938 and 1955. Makes it easier to remember.

Also: Sandy was big, but its winds were down to Cat 1 when it hit. The next superstorm could come earlier in the year and stay stronger. Eek!