Swollen rivers have altered the landscape in India’s state of Kerala.
Published Aug 24, 2018
Standing on the ground, it is impossible to gauge the full scope of a disaster the size of the Kosi River floods in northeastern India. On August 18, 2008, the river, swollen with monsoon rains, burst through an embankment into an old channel. By September 2, the river’s course still took it over populated land that had not been prone to flooding in the past. To grasp the full extent of this flood, you need the view from space.
Published Sep 6, 2008
Damaging monsoon floods have affected millions of people in India.
Published Aug 23, 2016
Acquired July 2, 2012, and June 18, 2012, these images compare conditions along the Brahmaputra River.
Published Jul 2, 2012
Acquired August 20, 2011, and May 28, 2011, these natural-color images compare conditions along the Brahmaputra River.
Published Aug 21, 2011
Acquired September 25, 2012, and September 29, 2011, these images compare conditions along the Brahmaputra, which spilled over its banks in September 2012.
Published Sep 25, 2012
The water stored naturally underground appears to be rebounding in the western and southern parts of India.
Published Sep 22, 2017
Acquired September 27, 2011, and September 28, 2010, these false-color images compare conditions along the Brahmani and Mahanadi Rivers in India. Severe flooding struck the region in 2011.
Published Sep 28, 2011
Acquired April 1 and 26, 2013, these images show receding snow cover and rising water around Fargo, North Dakota.
Published Apr 29, 2013
