Flooding in the Central and Southern U.S.

In late February 2018, heavy rains caused damaging floods along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
Coloring Lake Pontchartrain
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Coloring Lake Pontchartrain

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Image of the Day Water Floods Human Presence

Sediment Plume off the Louisiana Coast
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Sediment Plume off the Louisiana Coast

A pulse of flood water from the central United States spilled into the Gulf of Mexico.

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Image of the Day Land Water Floods Human Presence

Flooding in the Central and Southern U.S.
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Flooding in the Central and Southern U.S.

In late February 2018, heavy rains gave rise to damaging floods along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.

Published Feb 27, 2018

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