20 November, 2015

NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens and Adam Voiland, using MODIS data from LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response and Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey.

Torrential rains in late October 2015 resulted in flooding in Iraq, prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency. Widespread power outages, overflowing sewers, and flooded streets displaced almost 84,000 people, according to news reports. The image from the Moderate Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite, featured on NASA’s Earth Observatory, shows the flooding.

To see before and after images and read the whole article visit NASA’s Earth Observatory.

19 November, 2015

The Moderate Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this image of Canada and the western United States in mid-November, 2015.  Snow and cold rain doused the region, bringing early winter weather and making researchers ask if this is the beginning of a wet El Niño winter. The image shows a band of snow stretching across southern Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Read the whole article on NASA’s Earth Observatory.

15 November, 2015

The Moderate Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this image of dense fog in Europe. The fog appears brighter than typical clouds because the water droplets in the fog are smaller and more efficiently scatter light. The fog disrupted air travel in London and central Europe in early November 2015. The image was featured on NASA’s Earth Observatory Image of the Day.