NASA satellite images show effect of floodwater in outback Queensland

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The false-colour images show water flowing into parts of the state that were bone-dry just a month and a half ago, bringing with it increased vegetation.

abc.net.au/news/nasa-satellite-images-flooding-western-queensland/101891956NASA's Earth Observatory has released satellite pictures showing the greening effect of recent flooding on western and north-western Queensland.NASA's MODIS spectroradiometer produces false-colour images that differentiate between water, vegetation and bare land

The pictures, taken using NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer mounted on its Terra satellite, show water flowing into parts of the state that were bone-dry just a month and a half ago, bringing with it increased vegetation. That rainfall is flowing inland and combining with smaller amounts of local rainfall to cause local bodies of water to overflow.

 

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