Acquired September 16, 2010, this natural-color image shows Hurricane Igor near the northern Leeward Islands.
Subtropical twisters could have a financial impact on Japan before the end of the century - but developing countries will be harder hit.
It may seem like Mother Nature is pulling out all the weapons in her arsenal, after a spate of earthquakes and cyclones struck Asia in recent days, but the fact that these events coincided is just that — a coincidence.
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