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Rising Flood Risks in Bangladesh

The number of people living in flood-prone areas has increased in recent decades.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey and VIIRS day-night band data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published August 31, 2022
Data acquired February 19, 1988 - March 20, 2022

Sources:
Landsat 5 > TM
Landsat 8 > OLI
Suomi NPP > VIIRS