Typhoon Ragasa explodes into 2025’s fiercest storm

Today's Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory features Typhoon Ragasa swirling over the western Pacific Ocean. The storm, also known as Nando, emerged from a quiet season to become the most powerful typhoon of 2025, with winds that topped 165 miles per hour. The image was captured on September 23 at 01:40 Universal Time by NASA’s Terra satellite. At this point, the storm had nearly reached full strength as it churned toward southern China. A calm typhoon season For much of...