Swollen rivers have altered the landscape in India’s state of Kerala.
Published Aug 24, 2018
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
Acquired August 7, 2011, and July 7, 2011, these false-color images compare conditions along the Souris River, which flooded in the summer of 2011.
Published Aug 8, 2011
The 2020 monsoon has brought historic amounts of rain to the country.
Published Oct 30, 2020Image of the Day Land Floods Severe Storms Human Presence Remote Sensing
High water on the James River in South Dakota has persisted for more than a year.
Published Mar 31, 2020Image of the Day Land Water Floods Severe Storms Human Presence Remote Sensing
A series of rainstorms pushed rivers in southern Great Britain to flood stage in February 2014.
Published Feb 17, 2014
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
Geography and a prolonged period of wet weather have made flooding common on this river in the Northern Plains.
Published Apr 21, 2020Image of the Day Land Water Floods Human Presence Remote Sensing
Rivers swelled from the torrential rains of Hurricane Florence.
Published Sep 22, 2018Image of the Day Land Water Severe Storms Human Presence Remote Sensing
Acquired May 7, 2011, and May 14, 2010, these false-color images compare conditions along the Red River of the North.
Published May 10, 2011
Acquired January 17 and 30, 2013, these images compare conditions along the Mackenzie-Fitzroy River system.
Published Jan 31, 2013
Acquired June 1, 2011, and July 2, 2002, these false-color images compare conditions along the Souris River in North Dakota.
Published Jun 6, 2011
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
