Skillbuilder discussion Causes and consequences Discuss the overall changes that you see between the two images and explain why they have occurred.
SOURCE10 NASA images from space showing the þooding of the Indus River in 2010. The top image shows the Indus River Valley on 10 July, just before the þoods. The bottom image shows the valley on 11 August, at the height of the þoods. These images combine infra‐red and visible light to give us a clearer picture of the difference between water and dry land.
Clouds are very light blue-green or turquoise.
Bare earth is pinkish-brown.
Vegetation is green.
10 July 2010
The mid and dark blue shows the river has clearly burst its banks in several places, indicating major flooding.
11 August 2010
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