Water stretches across kilometers of land in Namibia's Caprivi strip in this Terra MODIS image from April 14, 2009.
Published Apr 16, 2009
Zambia’s Chambeshi River had been transformed from a barely visible line to a broad lake more than 20 kilometers wide on February 6, 2007. Many rivers in southern Africa, including the Zambezi, pushed over their banks in early 2007 under the onslaught of an exceptionally early and heavy rainy season.
Published Feb 13, 2007
The swampy wetlands that surround Zambia’s Kafue River were submerged with water on February 14, 2008. The river floods seasonally, but the rainy season of 2007-2008 caused exceptional flooding across southern Africa. Under the influence of unusually intense rains, the Kafue River spanned tens of kilometers.
Published Feb 16, 2008
Rivers throughout the western portion of southern Africa were visibly flooded on March 25, 2009, when this image was captured.
Published Mar 25, 2009
