In June 2008, intense spring rains pushed the Iowa River over its banks in Iowa City. Though the flood had started to recede when the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured the top image on June 22, the river was still swollen.
Published Jun 26, 2008
Acquired in late October and mid-November 2011, these images document the slow withdrawal of flooding from the historic city of Ayutthaya, Thailand.
Published Nov 16, 2011
Acquired in November 2008 and 2011, these images compare conditions in Bangkok, where floods crept toward the city center in 2011.
Published Nov 8, 2011
The northern Namibian city of Ondangwa seems to be built on a sponge in these images, which show flooding around the city on March 28, 2009.
Published Apr 1, 2009
