This movie shows the lifecycle of Hurricane Igor, a long-lived, Cape Verde-type storm, from the GOES-13 satellite. The sequence begins on September 6, 2010 at 2045Z and goes through September 22, 1245Z. Igor became the largest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin in terms of the extent of gale-force wind diameter. Igor caused extensive damage throughout Newfoundland after having a much lesser impact on Bermuda.
credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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