Data acquired September 3, 2009
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Data acquired September 3, 2009
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Data acquired August 28, 2009
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Floods across the Western Sahel

Comparing August 28 and September 3, 2009, these false-color images show changes along Burkina Faso’s Nakamb&Zeacute; River caused by flooding.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Floods across the Western Sahel.

NASA image courtesy MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center. Caption by Michon Scott.

Published September 4, 2009
Data acquired September 3, 2009