By mid-July 2020, rainfall had triggered flooding and landslides that affected millions of people across South and East Asia.
Published Jul 22, 2020Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Water Floods Severe Storms Human Presence Remote Sensing
This color-coded map shows rainfall anomalies for northeastern Brazil from June 7 to June 20, 2010.
Published Jun 23, 2010
2019 has brought exceptional rain to some areas, and the monsoon is retreating later than any season in recent memory.
Published Oct 7, 2019Image of the Day Land Water Drought Floods Severe Storms Human Presence Remote Sensing Temperature Extremes
This color-coded map shows rainfall amounts in Malaysia and Indonesia from December 24, 2012, to January 6, 2013.
Published Jan 8, 2013
Most of India and Bangladesh are brown, showing that less rain fell than average during the week of July 14-20, when monsoon rains should have been falling.
Published Jul 25, 2009
This color-coded map shows precipitation amounts over India, Nepal, and the surrounding region July 10 to 16, 2011.
Published Jul 21, 2011
More than two feet of rain fell in parts of southeast Brazil during December, resulting in widespread flooding.
Published Jan 7, 2014
This image shows rainfall estimates for northwestern Turkey and the surrounding region from September 2 to September 9, 2009. The lightest amounts appear in pale green, and the heaviest amounts appear in blue.
Published Sep 11, 2009
This color-coded image shows rainfall amounts over the southeastern United States from December 9 to 15, 2009. Heaviest amounts appear in blue and lightest amounts appear in green.
Published Dec 16, 2009
Heavy rain around Shanghai from July 15 to 21, 2010, exacerbated ongoing flooding and landslides.
Published Jul 22, 2010
This analysis shows rainfall totals across southern India from September 29 to October 5, 2009. The heaviest rainfall appears in blue and the lightest rainfall appears in pale green. Rain extends from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal.
Published Oct 6, 2009
