Floods in Northeast Brazil

Extensive floods swept over the normally dry northeastern corner of Brazil in the wake of heavy rains in March and April 2008.
Floods in Northeast Brazil
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Floods in Northeast Brazil

Published Apr 15, 2008

Floods

Floods in Northeast Brazil
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Floods in Northeast Brazil

The swollen Piranhas and Apodi Rivers, barely visible in satellite images from mid-March 2008, flow dark blue over the bright green, plant-covered landscape of northeastern Brazil in early April 2008. The two rivers were among many that overflowed in this normally dry corner of Brazil in the wake of heavy rains in March and April.

Published Apr 9, 2008

Image of the Day Land Floods