NASA's Space-Based Map Pinpoints Typhoon Haiyan's Destruction

NASA's Space-Based Map Pinpoints Typhoon Haiyan's Destruction

NASA is pitching in on the effort to survey the damage caused by Typhoon Haiyan. The agency released a map Wednesday which aims to help rescue workers focus their efforts by showing the specific locations hit hardest by the storm

Haiyan, which is one of the strongest storms ever recorded, tore through the Philippines on Nov. 8, leaving a trail of destruction. The typhoon's death toll is officially projected to reach 2,500, though the Associated Press recently reported that number as high as 4,460

See also: 'It's Really a Miracle': How a Typhoon Haiyan Survivor Found His Way Home

Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), collaborating with the Italian Space Agency, used a processing technique called Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA), which aims to reveal "surface deformation" caused by disasters Read more...

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