PHOTOS: Hurricane Gonzalo stirs up sediment around Bermuda

Thursday, October 30, 2014, 4:53 PM - A photo taken by NASA in October shows a ring of sediment around Bermuda, stirred up by Hurricane Gonzalo.

Hurricane Gonzalo caused between $200 and $400 million in damage and stirred up a plume of sediment that stretched about 30 kilometres from Bermuda.

It extended mostly to the south and east of the island, according to NASA, suggesting the last winds from the storm may have been moving in a north-westerly direction.

NASA says the suspended sediment captured by satellite is likely a combination of beach sands and carbonate from around nearby reefs.

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"Storm-induced export of carbonate sediments into the deep ocean—where they mostly dissolve—is a significant process in the ocean’s carbonate and carbon cycles," NASA says.

"It's also important for the eventual neutralization of excess carbon dioxide entering the oceans because of increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations from fossil fuel combustion."

Here's a before picture of Bermuda, captured by NASA on October 2, 2014:

Now take a look at the after shot, which was taken on October 18, 2014: