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Flooding in Brazil and Uruguay
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Flooding in Brazil and Uruguay

Acquired on December 1, and October 28, 2009, these false-color images show flood waters inundating land around two lagoons: Lagoa dos Patos and Lagoa Mirim.

Published Dec 4, 2009

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Flooding in Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay
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Flooding in Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay

This image shows rainfall estimates for Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil from November 19–25, 2009. Heaviest rainfall amounts appear in dark blue, and lightest rainfall amounts appear in page green.

Published Dec 7, 2009

Atmosphere Floods

Fires in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay
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Fires in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay

Published Aug 13, 2003

Fires

Floods in Southern Brazil
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Floods in Southern Brazil

Deadly floods brought a state of emergency to 130 cities in southern Brazil, including the World Cup city of Curitiba.

Published Jun 15, 2014

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Fires in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay
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Fires in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay

Published Aug 18, 2003

Fires

Flooding Along the Rio Negro, Uruguay
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Flooding Along the Rio Negro, Uruguay

Acquired December 4, 2009, this true-color image shows a flood-ravaged city, Paso de Los Toros, just north of the swollen Rio Negro in central Uruguay.

Published Dec 9, 2009

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Flooding from Cyclone Debbie
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Flooding from Cyclone Debbie

The city of Rockhampton is bracing for major flooding.

Published Apr 4, 2017

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Flooding in Southern Africa
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Flooding in Southern Africa

Acquired January 31, 2013, this image shows flood water surrounding the city of Xai-Xai in Mozambique.

Published Feb 4, 2013

Land Water Floods Human Presence

Floods Cover Bihar, India
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Floods Cover Bihar, India

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

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Rosario, Argentina
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Rosario, Argentina

The Paraná River, in the center of the view, has been the principal transportation artery of central South America since the times of early colonization. Consequently, the river gave rise to the growth of port cities such as Argentina’s second city, Rosario (bottom center), now a major industrial center (pop. > 1.1 million). Rosario is the center of a vibrant local agricultural economy—intensive agriculture is visible on the left margin of the view. As such, Rosario is one of the key cities in South America’s MERCOSUR common market (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay). Other cities have expanded along the river bank, especially northward (for example, Capitan Bermudez, top left).

Published Nov 7, 2005

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