Landsat offers stunning comparison of flooding
Friday, May 20, 2011 - 12:01
in Astronomy & Space
Extreme rainfall and heavy snowmelt have combined this spring to bring the Mississippi River roaring beyond its banks. While humans on the ground have scrambled to evacuate, build sandbag walls and taken dramatic measures not seen in decades blowing levees and opening the Morganza Spillway satellites have provided a distinct view of the extraordinary extent of the flooding.