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Images & Animations
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Credit
Image courtesy Space Imaging
Gulf Shores, Alabama, is covered in sand after Hurricane Ivan came ashore. This Ikonos image, taken on September 18, 2004, details the destruction Ivan left in the coastal community.
- Large Images: <LI>September 18, 2004 (3.40 Mb) <LI>January 4, 2003 (3.98 Mb)
Hurricane Ivan had winds of 130 miles per hour when it came ashore. The storm also brought coastal flooding, with a storm surge 10 to 15 feet above normal high-tide levels and heavy rain. The Associated Press reports that up to 52 people died in the United States as Ivan made its way up the East Coast from Alabama and Florida.
Metadata
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Sensor
IKONOS/IKONOS -
Start Date
2004-09-18 -
Event Start Date
2004-09-16 -
NH Image ID
12451 -
NH Event ID
10488 -
NH Posting Date
2004-09-20