A satellite image of supertyphoon Hagupit—taken earlier this week—shows the storm bearing down on the Philippines.
Photograph by NASA Goddard's MODIS Rapid Response Team
Published December 5, 2014
Update: Hagupit made landfall Saturday at 9:15 p.m. local time near the town of Dolores on the southeastern Philippine island of Samar. The storm—downgraded from its supertyphoon status—plodded ashore as a category 3, with estimated winds around 127 miles (204 kilometers) per hour.