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Glacier Lake Outburst Flood near Almaty

After a warm spell in Kazakhstan, a glacial lake emptied abruptly and sent flood water rushing downstream.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Jesse Allen, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Caption by Adam Voiland.

Published July 29, 2015
Data acquired July 11 - 27, 2015

Source:
Landsat 8 > OLI