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English: View of the eyewall of w:Hurricane Katrina taken on August 28, 2005, as seen from NOAA WP-3D Orion hurricane hunter aircraft before the storm made landfall on the United States Gulf Coast.
Français : Vue de l'œil de l' ouragan Katrina photographié le 28 août 2005 à partir d'un avion de reconnaissance de la NOAA avant que le cyclone n'atteignît la côte américaine.
Español: Vista de la pared del ojo del huracán Katrina tomada el 28 de agosto 2005, visto desde un avión de NOAA Orión WP-3D cazador de huracanes, antes de que la tormenta tocara tierra en las costas del golfo de Estados Unidos.
Date 28 August 2005
Source http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/images/katrina-noaa-p3-view-08-28-2005.jpg
Author NOAA
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