MODIS Today imagery from 23 August (pre-Harvey) (cropped) and 30 August (post-Harvey) (cropped), above, show an enormous increase in turbidity in the nearshore waters off the coast of Texas. Further, many of the rivers change their appearance to brown and flooding in the post-Harvey image. (River gauges in flood stage; Source)A similar toggle using Suomi NPP VIIRS... Read More

Suomi NPP VIIRS Day/Night Band (0.7 µm) imagery, below, from before (23 August) and after (30 August) Hurricane Harvey’s 26 August landfall, shows changes in city light illumination associated with power outages. Click and drag the slider bar to swipe between the two images. A toggle between larger versions of... Read More