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What’s that Image: Fire, Flood and Mud
by Timothy Whitehead on Mar.21, 2016, under 3D Models, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, California, Denmark, England, Germany, Google Earth News, Google Earth Tips, Google Sky, Google maps, Hawaii, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Natural Landmarks, Netherlands, Sightseeing, Street Views, USA
Today we are having a look at some of the interesting imagery we have been able to find in the latest Google Earth imagery update.
In November last year there were a number of bush fires in South Australia. The imagery below shows the burn marks of one of those fires.
Drag the divider left and right to see the before and after images of a fire in South Australia.
December last year saw major floods in South America, including Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. One of the cities that were hit hard was Asunción, the capital of Paraguay. They had already experienced floods in July, 2015, which we have looked at before. Judging by the imagery available, the December flooding was worse.
Flooding in Asunción, Paraguay
Be sure to explore the imagery in Google Earth. By January 20th, 2016 the flood waters appeared to have subsided a little, but the area above was still flooded. There is a problem with the imagery for the area, with Google Earth sometimes switching to the January image as you zoom in, even if the time slider is set to a December date.
On November 5th, 2015, Bento Rodrigues, Brazil, was inundated in toxic sludge after a mine dam burst. We had a look at the imagery of the site in January. At the time we were able to follow the mud a little way downstream. More imagery further downstream has now been released, including some images of the mud entering the Atlantic Ocean.
To see the locations featured in this post in Google Earth download this KML file
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The Bento Rodrigues dam disaster in Google Earth
by Timothy Whitehead on Jan.08, 2016, under 3D Models, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, California, Denmark, England, Germany, Google Earth News, Google Earth Tips, Google Sky, Google maps, Hawaii, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Natural Landmarks, Netherlands, Sightseeing, Street Views, USA
On November 5th, 2015, Bento Rodrigues, Brazil, was inundated in toxic sludge after a mine dam burst. See here for the full story as well as some ground level photos showing the magnitude of the disaster. More here, including a video.
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The dam that collapsed.
The area near the dam.
Over 40 km downstream the town of Barra Longa was affected too.
Wikipedia has a satellite image of the mouth of the river showing the mud reaching the Atlantic Ocean and here is a video showing it from ground level.
To see the above locations in Google Earth and to explore further download this KML file.
The JavaScript code for the ‘before and after’ effect is from here
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