Hurricane Fran. Coloured satellite image of hurricane Fran approaching the north American mainland from the Caribbean Sea on 4 September 1996. The hurricane is the swirl of white clouds surrounding the yellow "eye". The "eye" is comprised of relatively calm,cloud-free air at a very low pressure. Around this "eye" are strong winds and heavy rain. Hurricane Fran came ashore at Cape Fear in North Carolina (at top right),USA,on 5 September 1996. It had winds reaching 190 kilometres per hour,delivered 36 centimetres of rain and killed 34 people. Image taken by a NOAA satellite | |
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