Minimize Hurricane Felix (Caribbean Sea) - September 2007

4 September 2007 (from AFP) - Powerful Hurricane Felix roared towards Honduras and Nicaragua as authorities moved thousands of locals and tourists from the coasts to minimise the potentially devastating impact. More than 12,000 people in threatened areas of Honduras and Nicaragua were ordered to find shelter as the storm approached. Honduras and Nicaragua, among the poorest countries in the Americas, are especially vulnerable to natural disasters as many homes are built with weak material and are located in flood-prone areas.

Envisat views of Hurricane Felix

Hurricane Felix over the Caribbean Sea, approaching Nicaragua's coast.

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Technical Information
Product: MERIS_RR_1P (1200 metre resolution)
Satellite: Envisat
Instrument: Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS)
Date of acquisition: 03 Sep 2007
Orbit: 28808
Orbit direction: Descending
Band combination: 11, 14, 3 (RGB)

Hurricane Felix weakened to a Tropical Depression when passing over the states of Honduras and Guatemala.

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Technical Information
Product: MERIS_FR_1P (300 metre resolution)
Satellite: Envisat
Instrument: Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS)
Date of acquisition: 05 Sep 2007
Orbit: 28837
Orbit direction: Descending
Band combination: 11, 14, 3 (RGB)
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