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Floods in Central Europe
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Floods in Central Europe |
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The Tisza River that passes through Hungary, Serbia, and Montenegro was one of many tributaries of the Danube that overflowed in April 2006. Melting snow and spring rain caused an unusually high spring flood in 2006, and by April 18, the river was at a record high in places, reported the Agence-France-Presse news service. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured the top image as the Tisza was rising on April 15. The river is considerably wider than it had been in late March, when the lower image was acquired. The section of the river shown here is in Hungary. Downstream, the Tisza flows into the Danube above Belgrade in northern Serbia. Though levels on the Danube in Serbia had begun to fall by April 18, water levels on the Tisza continued to rise. To see daily images [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/fas/?Europe_2_03/2006105 ] of the flood, please visit NASA's MODIS Rapid Response Website. NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC. |
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Floods in Central Europe
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Floods in Central Europe |
| Description |
The Tisza River that passes through Hungary, Serbia, and Montenegro was one of many tributaries of the Danube that overflowed in April 2006. Melting snow and spring rain caused an unusually high spring flood in 2006, and by April 18, the river was at a record high in places, reported the Agence-France-Presse news service. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured the top image as the Tisza was rising on April 15. The river is considerably wider than it had been in late March, when the lower image was acquired. The section of the river shown here is in Hungary. Downstream, the Tisza flows into the Danube above Belgrade in northern Serbia. Though levels on the Danube in Serbia had begun to fall by April 18, water levels on the Tisza continued to rise. To see daily images [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/fas/?Europe_2_03/2006105 ] of the flood, please visit NASA's MODIS Rapid Response Website. NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC. |
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Floods in Central Europe
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Floods in Central Europe |
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As Central Europe threw off the cold of a particularly harsh winter in late March and early April 2006, it woke to the raging floods of springtime. Melting snow and spring rain combined to fill nearly every river to or beyond its capacity. Major rivers such as the Danube and the Elbe forced evacuations as they poured over their banks, reaching record highs in places. April 8, 2006, afforded a remarkably clear view of many of the river basins that had flooded during early April. Though some of the floods had begun to subside, several major rivers, including the Elbe, Morava, Danube, and Tisza (Tisa) Rivers, and their tributaries remained swollen with spring runoff. The flood-widened rivers trace dark blue, almost black lines across the greening landscape in this false-color image, collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite. The quickly disappearing snow is pale blue, and clouds are light blue and white. Two European capitals that had been threatened by the floods, Prague and Budapest, form faint cement-colored dots along the banks of the Vltava and Danube Rivers, respectively. Both cities had been braced for rising waters. Prague escaped extensive damage, reported the CTK Czech News Agency, and by the time this image was acquired, the flood warnings had been lifted. Budapest was similarly spared, though the Danube reached an all-time high of 861 centimeters above normal, said the Budapest Times. By April 8, the bulge of spring runoff had wound out of the mountain regions shown in the center of the image, away from the two cities, and was flowing downstream. The lower reaches of the Elbe, upper left, were expanding under the onslaught of the advancing flood. The flood on the Danube was moving south toward the Serbian capital, Belgrade, under the clouds along the lower-right edge of the image. Flood warnings have also been issued along the Tisza and Morava Rivers, both of which are visibly flooded in this image. Closer views of some of the rivers shown here are available under "Other Images for this Event" to the right of this caption. The large image provided above offers a closer view of the entire region at 500 meters per pixel. It is a composite of daily images [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/fas/ ] generated by the MODIS Rapid Response Team. NASA image courtesy theMODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC. |
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Floods in Central Europe
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Floods in Central Europe |
| Description |
Northern Serbia was inundated with spring floods in mid-April 2006. Melting snow and heavy rain pushed the Danube and its tributaries over their banks, causing flooding in many countries in Central Europe. Three major rivers were noticeably flooded when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured the top image on April 15. Black pools of water surround the Danube, particularly in the far north near the Hungarian border. The Tisza River [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13502 ] and the Tamis River were also flooded. Serbia's capital city, Belgrade, reported flooding along low-lying regions, and many other river-side communities in northern Serbia were building flood defenses or evacuating as waters rose. By April 18, water levels on the Danube in Serbia had started to fall, but the Tisza River was still rising. These images are shown in false color to highlight the presence of water. Water is black or dark blue, clouds are pale blue and white, vegetation is green, and bare earth ranges from dark red to tan. The reddest regions may be burn scars from extensive agricultural burning. NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC. |
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Floods in Central Europe
| Title |
Floods in Central Europe |
| Description |
Northern Serbia was inundated with spring floods in mid-April 2006. Melting snow and heavy rain pushed the Danube and its tributaries over their banks, causing flooding in many countries in Central Europe. Three major rivers were noticeably flooded when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured the top image on April 15. Black pools of water surround the Danube, particularly in the far north near the Hungarian border. The Tisza River [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13502 ] and the Tamis River were also flooded. Serbia's capital city, Belgrade, reported flooding along low-lying regions, and many other river-side communities in northern Serbia were building flood defenses or evacuating as waters rose. By April 18, water levels on the Danube in Serbia had started to fall, but the Tisza River was still rising. These images are shown in false color to highlight the presence of water. Water is black or dark blue, clouds are pale blue and white, vegetation is green, and bare earth ranges from dark red to tan. The reddest regions may be burn scars from extensive agricultural burning. NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC. |
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Floods in Central Europe: Na
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
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Serbia_TMO_2006105
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Floods in Central Europe: Na
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Tisza_TMO_2006105
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IMAGE |
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Floods in Central Europe: Na
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
As Central Europe threw off
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Europe_TMO_2006098
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IMAGE |
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2006-04-08 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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