Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) severely damaged areas can be seen from outer space, NASA said. One of the most powerful storms to ever hit the Philippines, Super Typhoon Haiyan.
A series of false-colored images captured by the ASTER sensor aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, shows the aftermath of Typhoon Haiayan storm surge flooded Tacloban City Philippines.
“From ASTER’s wide perspective, it is not possible to see individual city blocks of destroyed buildings.”
NASA show the comparison of ASTER images taken in 2004 and in 2013, just days after the storm, reveals the hills were stripped bare of vegetation, report said.