A satellite in space has captured a dramatic view of a huge plume of dark smoke drifting away from Tianjin, China in the aftermath of a series of explosions that left at least 112 people dead.
Scientists using data from the Himawari-8 satellite have produced an animation of the smoke from the blasts drifting toward the sea on August 12.
The animation itself begins hours after the explosions, and it appears to drift across the Bohai Sea for more than 150 miles in the animation, according to Tom Yulsman at Discover Magazine.
The explosions began in a warehouse storing hazardous chemical in the port city. The explosion was so powerful that people 6 miles from the origin point felt shock waves.
The explosions were well documented on the ground and in the air. Social media users posted their videos and photos of the wrecked areas of the city throughout the last week.
Skybox Imagery, part of Google's family of companies, released a set of photos taken from space showing the destruction caused by the explosion in Tianjin. A large cloud of black smoke is visible above the city.