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Wreckage and Recovery in Ishinomaki, Japan
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Wreckage and Recovery in Ishinomaki, Japan

Acquired in March 2011 and February 2012, these images document the recession of flood waters after the Tohoku tsunami.

Published Mar 13, 2012

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Flooding along the Kitakami River, Japan
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Flooding along the Kitakami River, Japan

Acquired March 15, 2011, and January 16, 2011, these false-color images show part of the Kitaami River before and after the 8,9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck Japan in early March 2011.

Published Mar 16, 2011

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Tsunami Damage near Ishinomaki, Japan
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Tsunami Damage near Ishinomaki, Japan

This false-color image acquired on March 14, 2011, shows widespread flooding in tsunami-hit Ishinomaki, Japan.

Published Mar 15, 2011

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Tsunami flooding near Sendai, Japan
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Tsunami flooding near Sendai, Japan

Skies over northeastern Japan were entirely cloud-free on March 13, 2011, providing a clear view of tsunami flooding along the coastline.

Published Mar 13, 2011

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Tracking Debris from the Tohoku Tsunami
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Tracking Debris from the Tohoku Tsunami

Computer models describe the projected path of objects washed out into the Pacific Ocean by the March 2011 tsunami in Japan.

Published Apr 4, 2012

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Flooding from Tsunami near Sendai, Japan
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Flooding from Tsunami near Sendai, Japan

The Japanese coastline near Sendai is flooded in this false-color image, taken March 12, 2011, nearly a day after a earthquake-generated tsunami inundated the coast.

Published Mar 13, 2011

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Earthquake off Samoa Generates Tsunami
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Earthquake off Samoa Generates Tsunami

Satellite imagery reveals tsunami damage along the southern coast of Upolu, Samoa.

Published Oct 15, 2009

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Effects of the Tohoku Tsunami on the Kitakami River
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Effects of the Tohoku Tsunami on the Kitakami River

One year after the tsunami, the landscape near the mouth of the Kitakami river remains irrevocably altered.

Published Mar 11, 2012

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