Satellite captures enormous 90-mile-wide storm that's UNDERWATER

[Ichingcarpenter]

A GIANT storm is brewing under the sea off the coast of South Africa.
Snapped on December 26 by NASA's Terra satellite, the recently released image shows the incredible huge swirl of water estimated to stretch nearly 150km across.
It looks like it could swallow a moderately sized island nation, but the "storm" is actually just a harmless eddy, also known as a "current ring".

This one has formed off the Agulhas Current which flows around the southeastern coast and tip of South Africa.
And rather than suck unwitting life down to the ocean's murky depths, the anticlockwise swirl is more likely to bring nutrients up to the surface,


Read more: http://www.news.com.au/technology/sci-tech/nasas-terra-satellite-snaps-giant-storm-under-sea-off-coast-of-south-africa/story-fn5fsgyc-1226278178020#ixzz1n6lU6b9R

[liberal N proud]

1. Incredible nature

Looks like something right out of an old sci-fi flic

[The Doctor.]

2. Way neat-o!

[xchrom]

3. wow. nt

[AikidoSoul]

4. Awesome! Would like to see my least favorite politician of all times

fishing directly above. Then he might become part of the nutrient stream.... and good for something at last!

[AlecBGreen]

5. cool, lol @ stupid sensationalist science writers

HEADLINE: ZOMG!!1! There is a HUGE underwater S T O R M!!!!

Reality: "...the "storm" is actually just a harmless eddy..."

[drokhole]

6. It was reported last month as a "massive summer phytoplankton bloom"...

http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/2232-earth-art-ocean-phytoplankton-bloom.html

And this from the NASA Goddard Photo and Video's photostream flickr account:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/6647579827/

So..which is it?

[AtheistCrusader]

7. As much as I want to move out into space

I must admit, this planet still awes me daily...

[HopeHoops]

8. Just wait until it eats Toledo.