Acquired August 10, 2010, and almost exactly one year earlier, August 11, 2009, these false-color images show dramatic changes caused by torrential rains in the summer of 2010.
Acquired on August 17, 2010, July 30, 2010, and August 18, 2009, these false-color images show part of the Indus River Valley before and during the monsoon season of 2010.
Acquired August 11, 2010, and July 10, 2010, these false-color images show a substantial rise in water levels along Pakistan’s rivers caused by monsoon flooding.
Acquired on July 18 and August 1, 2009, these false-color images provide a before-and-after view of the Sitamarhi District of the Indian state of Bihar. The image from August 1 shows swollen waterways and large areas of standing water.
Acquired October 8, 2011, and October 10, 2010, these false-color images compare conditions along a stretch of the Ganga (Ganges) River, where flooding struck in 2011.
In August 2010, entire villages were washed away, more than 1,100 people died, and an estimated 2.5 million people were affected by dramatic monsoon rains.