Viewfinder: Hurricane Florence Gains Strength and Barrels Toward the East Coast

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Sep 11, 2018

In this NASA handout image taken by Astronaut Ricky Arnold, Hurricane Florence gains strength in the Atlantic Ocean as it moves west, seen from the International Space Station on September 10th, 2018. Weather predictions say the storm will likely hit the East Coast of the United States as early as Thursday, September 13th, bringing massive winds and rain.
(Photo: NASA via Getty Images)

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