Earth Observation

ISS040-E-033276 (4 July 2014) -- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the international Space Station photographed this image of Typhoon Neoguri at 22:45:26 GMT on July 4, 2014. At the time this photograph was taken, the strongest typhoon of 2014 was forecast to hit Japan within 48 hours and bring destructive, high-speed winds over 150 miles per hour.

Photographer Reid Wiseman