Hurricane Fausto 照片檔

This satellite image, obtained by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite, shows Hurricane Fausto as it appeared at 12:55 p.m. local time (20:55 UTC) on July 20, 2008. Fausto was a moderate-strength hurricane at the time, with well-defined arms, a tight spiral shape, and a distinct but cloud-filled central eye. Hurricane Fausto formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean off Central America on July 16, 2008. Traveling westward over warmer waters, the storm gathered strength, reaching hurricane status by July 18, and peaking as a Category 2 hurricane on July 21, with sustained winds of 160 kilometers per hour (100 miles per hour), according to Unisys Weather.