This image of the Balakovo Nuclear Power Station and the Saratov Hydroelectric Power Station was captured by ASTER on January 29, 2004. Small puffs of clouds hang over the Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant cooling pond. The cooling pond and the stretch of open water downriver of the dam at the Saratov Hydroelectric Station are the only places free of winter’s grip.
Published Jan 6, 2008
The 12,000-year old town of Hasankeyf could soon be underwater due to the construction of a new dam.
Published Mar 17, 2020
A power plant fire left much of the island without electricity.
Published Sep 23, 2016Image of the Day Land Fires Unique Imagery Human Presence Remote Sensing
Winter traces white and blue across the high country.
Published Mar 27, 2017
Construction of the Belo Monte Dam has transformed a major tributary of the Amazon River in northern Brazil.
Published Oct 6, 2017
An astronaut managed to capture the size and detail of the artificial landscape that results from strip mining.
Published Jun 26, 2017
A power outage left many major American cities in the dark on August 14, 2003. The blackout was apparent from the perspective of space in this pair of DMSP satellite images.
Published Aug 17, 2003
Authorities keeps a watchful eye on ice near a key dam on the Kyiv Reservoir.
Published Mar 31, 2012
Acquired May 19, 2011, this natural-color scene shows a work-in-progress hydroelectric project along the Rupert River in Quebec, Canada.
Published Aug 7, 2011
Brazil’s Porto Primavera Dam sits on the Paraná River, 28 kilometers (17 miles) upstream from the confluence of the Paranapanema and Paraná Rivers. Constructed to provide hydroelectricity, this dam created the Porto Primavera Reservoir
Published Apr 27, 2008
The longest river in Asia, the Yangtze River brings mixed blessings to China. Although it meets the water needs of millions of people, the river regularly overflows its banks. To protect residents and land in the lower Yangtze floodplains, China began construction on the Three Gorges Dam in 1994.
Published Jun 13, 2007
The hurricane took a disproportionate toll on power supplies in remote areas of Puerto Rico.
Published Dec 12, 2018Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Severe Storms Human Presence
Hurricane Matthew knocked out power for more than one million customers as it grazed the coasts of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
Published Oct 9, 2016Image of the Day Atmosphere Life Severe Storms Human Presence Remote Sensing
Afternoon sun highlights distinctive parallel patterns in the hills surrounding Azerbaijan’s Mingachevir Reservoir in this astronaut image from May 8, 2010.
Published Jun 7, 2010
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