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Queensland Flooding Satellite Image
February 7, 2012 | NASA Earth Observatory

“Severe flooding affected multiple communities along Australia’s Queensland-New South Wales border in early February 2012. On February 5, 2012, the Australian Associated Press reported that several thousand residents were isolated from the outside world by an inland sea.” Quoted from the Earth Observatory image release.

Australia: Balonne River Flooding
February 6, 2012 | CNN Video

Heavy rain in Queeensland, Australia has thousands of people evacuating homes along the Balonne River.

Decision-Support Systems for Natural-Hazards and Land Management
January 31, 2012 | USGS

“Decision-support systems can be used to help synthesize, visualize, and analyze the natural-science and socioeconomic information needed for making risk-reduction and land-use choices.”

Southern Pakistan Flooding
January 29, 2012 | Earth Observatory

“Nearly five months after severe flooding struck the region, in September 2011, parts of Pakistan’s Sindh Province remained flooded. In January 2012, patches of standing water occur east of the Indus River. The Rann of Kachchh, a salt marsh, holds far more water than in 2010. Water is, however, receding from flooded areas and shows improvement over previous months.” Quoted from the Earth Observatory website.

Monitoring Floods and Fires with LandSat
January 24, 2012 | USGS

USGS has recently published: “Monitoring Floods and Fires during the Summer of 2011 — The Value of the Landsat Satellite 40-Year Archive

Record Natural Disaster Losses in 2011
January 19, 2012 | Voice of America

“The United Nations reports 2011 was the costliest year in history for catastrophes. It says economic losses from natural disasters, including earthquakes, storms and floods, amounted to $366 billion.” Quoted from the Voice of America article.

Torrential Rain in Brazil
January 9, 2012 | NASA Earth Observatory

“Torrential rain inundated southeastern Brazil in early January 2012, causing severe damage in multiple states. The floods forced thousands from their homes, damaged roads and homes, and broke through a levee in northern Rio de Janeiro State.” Quoted from the Earth Observatory image release.

Earth Observatory has a rainfall contour map and satellite image.

Billion Dollar Disasters
January 9, 2012 | NOAA

NOAA has a website that provides information on all weather and climate-related disasters that have produced damages of over $1 billion in the United States since 1980. Their website has a variety of maps, charts, lists and narratives.

Sedimentation and Reservoir Life Expectancy
December 21, 2011 | Saline.com

USGS studies on two federal reservoirs in Kansas revealed that they lost 34% and 43% of their storage capacity since construction about 50 years ago.

Loss of Stream Gauges in New York
December 19, 2011 | Stuben Courier

A lack of money has forced USGS to shut down 580 stream gauges in New York and other states that often provide valuable warnings during floods.

Visit the New York Real-Time Water Data website.

Tropical Storm Washi Kills Hundreds in the Philippines
December 18, 2011 | CNN

At least 447 people have been killed in the Philippines by Tropical Storm Washi. Most of the people killed were surprised by flash flooding.

Flooding in New South Wales, Australia
December 4, 2011 | Earth Observatory

NASA’s Earth Observatory has satellite images of recent flooding along the Namoi River in New South Wales, Australia. The waters cut off numerous communities and swamped others.

Flood Threat to Bangkok is Rising
November 14, 2011 | Discovery News

The land beneath Bangkok is subsiding, sea level is rising and that means flood risk for the Thai capital is rapidly increasing. An article in Discovery News explores the threat of flooding for the citizens, businesses and government of Thailand.

Sandbags Protecting Bangkok, Thailand
November 10, 2011 | NASA Earth Observatory

Pumps and sandbags are protecting the city of Bangkok, Thailand from rising floodwaters north of the city. Unfortunately, rising water is expected to overtop some of the sandbag levees and flood portions of the city.

Photo Gallery: Flooding in Bangkok
November 3, 2011 | The Atlantic

The Atlantic has a photo gallery with a large number of high resolution images of the flooding in Bangkok, Thailand.

Flooding at the Bangkok Airport
November 2, 2011 | NASA Earth Observatory

This satellite image shows water-covered runways and stranded planes at the Don Muang Airport, a short distance north of downtown Bangkok. Nearly 400 people have been killed by the flooding and millions have been displaced.

Flooding Forces Bangkok Evacuations
October 27, 2011 | Washington Post

The Chao Phraya River is flooding and portions of Bangkok have below-sea-level elevations. Evacuation orders have been issued for residents of the Don Muang and Bang Phlat districts and thousands of people are now leaving the city.

Flooding in Central Thailand
October 27, 2011 | Earth Observatory

Monsoon rains in Thailand are causing the worst flooding seen on the CDhao Phraya River in decades. Earth Observatory has an satellite image that shows extensive flooding in the city of Ayutthaya, north of Bangkok.

Flooding in Thailand
October 25, 2011 | Bloomberg

The worst flooding in decades is occurring in Thailand, threatening the levees that protect the city of Bangkok, much of which is below sea level.

Flooding in Guatemala and El Salvador
October 16, 2011 | CNN

Heavy rains from Hurricane Jova have caused severe flooding in Guatemala and El Salvador. Dozens of people have been killed.

In Mexico the storm has caused major damage to food crops.

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