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Flooding in Nigeria
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Flooding in Nigeria

Acquired September 8, 2012, and September 23, 2009, these false-color images compare conditions along the Benue River, which flooded in 2012.

Published Sep 12, 2012

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Floods Across Africa’s Sahel
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Floods Across Africa’s Sahel

Published Sep 19, 2006

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Floods in Spain
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Floods in Spain

Published Apr 9, 2007

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Monsoon Flooding in India
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Monsoon Flooding in India

Published Aug 15, 2005

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High Water along the Isaac River
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High Water along the Isaac River

Acquired in late March 2012 and 2011, these images compare conditions along the Isaac River, a tributary of Queensland’s Fitzroy River.

Published Mar 29, 2012

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Floods on the Kafue River, Zambia
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Floods on the Kafue River, Zambia

The swampy wetlands that surround Zambia’s Kafue River were submerged with water on February 14, 2008. The river floods seasonally, but the rainy season of 2007-2008 caused exceptional flooding across southern Africa. Under the influence of unusually intense rains, the Kafue River spanned tens of kilometers.

Published Feb 16, 2008

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Flooding along the Fitzroy River
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Flooding along the Fitzroy River

Acquired January 17 and 30, 2013, these images compare conditions along the Mackenzie-Fitzroy River system.

Published Jan 31, 2013

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Flooding in Northern China
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Flooding in Northern China

Relentless rains are to blame for ongoing flooding in northeastern China. On September 1, 2003, embankments along the Weihe river, left, burst.

Published Oct 23, 2003

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Flooding along the Susitna River
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Flooding along the Susitna River

Heavy rains swelled rivers in southern Alaska in September 2012.

Published Oct 5, 2012

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