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Spring Floods in Central Europe
An unusally harsh winter followed by heavy spring rains has pushed the rivers of Central Europe higher than their typical spring levels.
Event Date: 2005-03-22 00:00:00 Number of Images: 5 Topic: Floods
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Floods in Iraq
Prone to springtime flooding, the Tigris River has once again spilled over its banks in central Iraq.
Event Date: 2005-03-13 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Floods
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Death Valley
Water fills the salt pans of Death Valley after a very wet winter. These MODIS images contrast the water-filled valleys of 2005 to more normal conditions in 2004.
Event Date: 2005-03-10 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Floods
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Floods in Algeria
Torrential rains filled the wadis of southeastern Algeria with raging flood waters in early March 2005. These MODIS images show the flooded Sahara Desert on March 7, 2005.
Event Date: 2005-03-07 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Floods
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Floods in Afghanistan
Heavy rains and snow melt following the country's worst winter in a decade have caused widespread flooding across Afghanistan.
Event Date: 2005-03-05 00:00:00 Number of Images: 3 Topic: Floods
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Floods in Central Madagascar
On the island of Madagascar, unusually heavy rains came down in the first week of March 2005, causing severe flooding across the central latitudes of the island.
Event Date: 2005-03-02 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Floods
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Floods in Greece and Turkey
The river that defines the border between Greece and Turkey is at its highest level in 50 years. On February 22, 2005, the river formed a wide band of blue in this MODIS image.
Event Date: 2005-02-22 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Floods
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Flooding in Columbia and Venezeula
February is typically the dry season in northern South America, but in 2005, unusual torrential rains triggered deadly floods in Venezuela and Colombia. Though water levels had fallen by February 26, MODIS still saw signs of flooding along the rivers southwest of Lake Maracaibo.
Event Date: 2005-02-14 00:00:00 Number of Images: 3 Topic: Floods
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Heavy Rains Flood Pakistan
Heavy rains continue to flood parts of coastal Pakistan through the first week of March 2005. The Dasht and Koja Rivers along the Iran-Pakistan border continue to run high in this MODIS image.
Event Date: 2005-02-11 00:00:00 Number of Images: 3 Topic: Floods
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Floods in Saudi Arabia
Rivers of water flow through the desert soil around Medina, Saudi Arabia, in this MODIS image, captured on January 24, 2005. The floods were triggered when a powerful storm dumped heavy rain on the desert country on January 22.
Event Date: 2005-01-24 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Floods
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