Typhoon Fitow, a powerful tropical cyclone, formed in the western Pacific Ocean in September 2007. The storm system gradually intensified as it approached the main islands of Japan. The image portrays Typhoon Fitow near Japan's southern coast.

• Image 1: Product: MERIS_RR_1P (1200 metre resolution), Satellite: Envisat, Instrument: Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometre (MERIS), Acqusition Date: 05 Sep 2007, Orbit: 28828, Orbit direction: Descending, Band combination: 11, 14, 3 (RGB)