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Flooding in the Central and Southern U.S.

In late February 2018, heavy rains caused damaging floods along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
Coloring Lake Pontchartrain
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Coloring Lake Pontchartrain

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Image of the Day Water Floods Human Presence

Sediment Plume off the Louisiana Coast
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Sediment Plume off the Louisiana Coast

A pulse of flood water from the central United States spilled into the Gulf of Mexico.

Published Mar 9, 2018

Image of the Day Land Water Floods Human Presence

Flooding in the Central and Southern U.S.
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Flooding in the Central and Southern U.S.

In late February 2018, heavy rains gave rise to damaging floods along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.

Published Feb 27, 2018

Image of the Day Land Water Floods Human Presence Remote Sensing

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