Super Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms ever seen, is about to hit the Philippines. Haiyan is about 800 kilometers (500 miles) in diameter.
One of the strongest storms ever witnessed is just hours away from landfall.
Super Typhoon Haiyan (known as Yolanda in the Philippines) has officially maxed out the Dvorak scale, which is used to measure strong strength using satellites. That means Haiyan is approaching the theoretical maximum intensity for any storm, anywhere.
Source: qz.com