Here are three real photographs of hurricanes from around the world. Hover over a picture to make it jump, and check the Picture Sources box at the bottom to see exactly where each photo came from!
Hurricane Florence photographed from the International Space Station in 2018. Look at the clear round eye in the middle — the calmest part of the storm! See source ↓
New Orleans, USA, after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. When walls holding back the lake broke, water flooded 80% of the city — deeper than a person is tall in many places. See source ↓
Hurricane Isabel in 2003, seen from space. A hurricane can be more than 800 kilometres wide — big enough to cover several countries at once! See source ↓
📚 Picture Sources
- Photo 1 — Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station, 2018 (NASA photo, public domain). From Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Staring_Down_Hurricane_Florence.jpg
- Photo 2 — New Orleans flooded after Hurricane Katrina, 2005. From Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KatrinaNewOrleansFlooded_edit2.jpg
- Photo 3 — Hurricane Isabel from the International Space Station, 2003 (NASA photo, public domain). From Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hurricane_Isabel_from_ISS.jpg
