Typhoon Haiyan as photographed by astronaut Karen L. Nyberg on Nov. 9, 2013 from the International Space Station. (Source: Karen L. Nyberg/NASA) How strong was Super Typhoon Haiyan when it tore into the Philippines on Nov. 7? Predictably, I'm afraid, that scientific question has become intensely politicized. Here, for example, is Marc Morano's headline at Climate Depot: