NASA releases satellite photos of Dubai and Abu Dhabi before and after record flooding
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CNBC— The deluge closed schools and businesses, grounded hundreds of flights, and destroyed cars, businesses and other property.
Wonderwall.com—Citizens abandon cars as record-setting rainfall shuts down Dubai freeways: See the photos. See all the damage caused by epic Dubai rain storms.
FOX 26 Houston—Lake Livingston flooding: Dam release increase will exacerbate flooding, Polk County officials say. With the Trinity River swelling and the risk of flooding escalating, officials have issued a mandatory evacuation for all residents in low-lying areas below the Lake Livingston Dam, along the Trinity River. Of particular concern are the inhabitants of Twin Harbor, Cedar Valley, and Water Wheel subdivisions, who are directly in the path of the advancing waters. The Polk County Office of Emergency Management is alerting residents that the Trinity River Authority will be increasing their releases...
The Romania Journal—Golden rapeseed fields in Romania captured by NASA satellite. NASA Earth’s Landsat 8 satellite recently captured the golden rapeseed fields in southern Romania, in the area where the Olt River meets the Danube. Green agricultural fields in southern Romania became tinged with yellow as rows upon rows of what appear to be rapeseed or canola plants bloomed. The OLI (Operational Land Imager) on the […]