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[STORMREPORTS] Philippine Flooding - Sat Photo

From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Sat Aug 23 2003 - 13:37:18 EDT


http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=11633

"Between August 11-18, 2003, heavy rains in the northern Philippines forced
145,000 people from their homes on the island of Luzon. The central lowland
area of the island, already a wetland, became inundated with standing water
5-10 feet deep in places. This pair of images shows the southern part of
Luzon on January 2 (left) and August 12 (right), 2003. The false-color
image has been chosen to highlight the presence of standing water, which
appears deep blue, while vegetation is bright green, and clouds are light
blue and white. In January, wetland areas (center) appear softer blue amid
the green vegetation, while in August, the region is awash in much more
water, which is bright blue."

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