Photo: Hurricane Isaac - space photo

Hurricane Isaac hit southern coast of US, especially Louisiana, where it caused a lot of trouble. The picture of course tells a lot more than words, and the proportion and the strength of the hurricane are more than visible on the impressive NASA photos captured by their satellite. 

High resolution photography, which shows the full size of the hurricane Isaac, was photographed with infra-red radiometric technology stationed on Suomi-NPP satellite. This photo was taken at 1:57 AM on August 29th. Night before, the hurricane hit Louisiana coast, where it met the Mississippi river, and the "meeting" ended in big floods.

After this photo was shot, hurricane Isaac lost its strength, and its status was downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm. However, hundreds of thousands residents of Louisiana are without electricity, and many houses are flooded.