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Floods along the Yangtze River

Acquired June 23, 2011, and May 26, 2011, these false-color images show changes in Dongting and Poyang Lakes, comparing drought to flood conditions.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Floods along the Yangtze River.

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

Published June 23, 2011
Data acquired June 23, 2011