Friday Photo: As if the Middle East needs this

Posted By Blake Hounshell Friday, June 8, 2007 - 6:01 PM Share

After several years of being buffeted by the Terrorism Tsunami and Hurricane Bush, the Middle East this week was struck by a non-metaphorical weather event: Cyclone Gonu. This latest storm, however, left only a slight imprint upon the region—evacuations and a small number of deaths and temporary port closings in Oman, and a brief uptick in the price of crude oil. Here's what Gonu looked like from above:


NASA/Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center

(Hat tip: National Geographic)

EXPLORE:FRIDAY PHOTO, PHOTO, MIDDLE EAST, DISASTERS, ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, OIL, PHOTOGRAPHS
 
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