Hurricane Dean Glimpsed from the Space Shuttle

Prepare for potential Category 5 landfall as Hurricane Dean approaches Yucatan, sparing the U.S. from its wrath.

Written byChris Mooney
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Here's a truly sublime image:

And here's a just plain scary one:

My latest "Storm Pundit" discussion of Dean is here. We're looking at a probable Category 5 landfall in the Yucatan but the U.S. is probably going to be spared.

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