9 of the most fearsome, awe-inspiring views of Hurricane Matthew
Hurricane Matthew has pounded the vulnerable nation of Haiti, dealt a fierce blow to eastern Cuba, and it is about to unleash a fusillade of rain and wind on much of the Bahamas during the next two days.
To meteorologists following the storm's track and trying to predict its next moves, it has varied its looks from downright menacing to surreally gorgeous.
Here are nine of the most extreme views of this unusual storm.
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1. The skull
2. Small from afar...
3. but fierce when viewed up close
4. Space Station views
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5. Radar scan from within the beast
6. Haiti landfall and reemergence over water
7. Hurricane Hunter's wind measurements
8. View of the eye from Hurricane Hunter aircraft
9. An endurance record
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Maria Gallucci was a Science Reporter at Mashable. She was previously the energy and environment reporter at International Business Times; features editor of Makeshift magazine; clean economy reporter for InsideClimate News; and a correspondent in Mexico City until 2011. Maria holds degrees in journalism and Spanish from Ohio University's Honors Tutorial College.
