Japanese astronaut Yui Kimiya has shared photographs of a very strong typhoon that is approaching Japan taken from the International Space Station.
The space station, where Yui is on a mission, orbits Earth at an altitude of about 400 kilometers. Yui posted the photos of Typhoon Halong on X sometime after 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Japan time.
One of them shows a robotic arm with the typhoon’s massive swirl of clouds visible in the background.
Yui said he took the pictures because he felt compelled to share the latest information on the typhoon. He noted the typhoon appeared to be gaining strength in a short time.
Yui also commented that peering into the eye of the storm gave him the eerie feeling that if such a thing as a dragon’s nest existed, it might be in a place like this.
He called on people to pay attention to the typhoon’s course and to be on the alert.