Images related to Floods in the U.S. Midwest

Floods in the U.S. Midwest
Image

Floods in the U.S. Midwest

Published Jun 24, 2008

Floods

Flooding in Des Moines, Iowa
Image

Flooding in Des Moines, Iowa

By the time the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite passed over Des Moines, Iowa, on June 29, 2008, and captured this image, the floods that had struck the city in mid-June when an aging levee failed were no longer apparent in the city itself. However, downstream (southeast) of the city, the flooding remained dramatic.

Published Jul 8, 2008

Image of the Day Land Floods

Floods in Iowa
Image

Floods in Iowa

Nearly every river and creek shown in the top false-color image of eastern Iowa was flooded on June 13, 2008. Compared to June 1, the river systems look as if they have been outlined in black or dark blue, the color of water in this type of image.

Published Jun 14, 2008

Image of the Day Land Floods

Flooding near Gloucester, England
Image

Flooding near Gloucester, England

June and July 2007 brought drenching rain and devastating floods to England. One of the hardest hit regions was Gloucestershire, in southwest England. The floods started in late June and continued throughout July.

Published Aug 3, 2007

Image of the Day Land Floods Human Presence

Flooding near Hamburg, Iowa
Image

Flooding near Hamburg, Iowa

Acquired July 17, 2011, this natural-color image shows flood water lingering near Hamburg, Iowa, which avoided inundation with a new levee.

Published Jul 20, 2011

Image of the Day Land Floods