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Floods along the Yangtze River
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Floods along the Yangtze River

Acquired June 27, 2011, and May 28, 2011, these false-color images compare conditions along the Yangtze River before and after torrential rains.

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Floods in Jakarta
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Floods in Jakarta

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Heavy Rains and Floods in Australia
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Heavy Rains and Floods in Australia

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Floods along the Yangtze River
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Floods along the Yangtze River

Acquired June 23, 2011, and May 26, 2011, these false-color images show changes in Dongting and Poyang Lakes, comparing drought to flood conditions.

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A Surge of Blue and Green in Australia
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A Surge of Blue and Green in Australia

Big rain events in Queensland can alter the landscape for months as water—and then a carpet of vegetation—moves toward Lake Eyre.

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Flooding around Oshakati, Namibia
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Flooding around Oshakati, Namibia

This pair of images from the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’ Terra satellite shows wide-spread flooding in Oshakati, Namibia, on March 28, 2009.

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Flooding in Gonaives, Haiti
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Flooding in Gonaives, Haiti

In September 2004, more than 2,500 people died when Tropical Storm Jeanne unleashed torrential rain on northeastern Haiti, triggering devastating floods and mudslides in Gonaïves. The disaster was repeated in September 2008, when a string of storms—Gustav, Hanna, and Ike—drenched Haiti.

Published Sep 24, 2008

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