2019 has brought exceptional rain to some areas, and the monsoon is retreating later than any season in recent memory.
Published Oct 7, 2019Image of the Day Land Water Drought Floods Severe Storms Human Presence Remote Sensing Temperature Extremes
Intense monsoon rain triggered destructive floods and landslides across Asia. This image shows unusually heavy rainfall over Pakistan, India, and parts of China during the first week of August 2010.
Published Aug 12, 2010
This color-coded image shows rainfall amounts in India, Bangladesh, and the Bay of Bengal from July 6 to 12, 2010.
Published Jul 13, 2010
Nearly 65 percent of the country’s reservoirs were running dry in June 2019.
Published Jun 27, 2019Image of the Day Water Drought Floods Severe Storms Temperature Extremes
By mid-July 2020, rainfall had triggered flooding and landslides that affected millions of people across South and East Asia.
Published Jul 22, 2020Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Water Floods Severe Storms Human Presence Remote Sensing
This analysis shows rainfall totals across southern India from September 29 to October 5, 2009. The heaviest rainfall appears in blue and the lightest rainfall appears in pale green. Rain extends from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal.
Published Oct 6, 2009
Abnormally heavy monsoon rains drenched southwestern India, leading to the worst flooding in Kerala since 1924.
Published Aug 21, 2018Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Floods Human Presence Remote Sensing
This color-coded image shows estimated rainfall amounts from April 14–20, 2010. Lowest amounts appear in pale green, and heaviest amounts appear in dark blue.
Published Apr 21, 2010
A map of rainfall totals between May 1 and May 3, 2010, shows a line of heavy rain following the path of severe thunderstorms across Tennessee and Kentucky.
Published May 5, 2010
Unusually strong and early monsoon rains have led to landslides, floods, and hundreds of deaths on the edge of Himalayas.
Published Jun 22, 2013
Heavy rain led to deadly flash floods in the Central United States in the first two weeks of August 2013.
Published Aug 18, 2013
NASA’s IMERG team observes the deluge over the city of Chennai and the state of Tamil Nadu.
Published Dec 9, 2015
