Floods in Central Europe: Natural Hazards

	Floods in Central Europe: Natural Hazards
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	Northern Serbia was inundated with spring floods in mid-
	April 2006. Melting snow and heavy rain pushed the Danube
	and its tributaries over their banks, causing flooding in
	many countries in Central Europe. Three major rivers were
	noticeably flooded when the Moderate Resolution Imaging
	Spectroradiometer ( modis.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS ) on NASA's
	terra.nasa.gov/ Terra satellite captured the top image on
	April 15. Black pools of water surround the Danube,
	particularly in the far north near the Hungarian border.
	The
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazar
	ds_v2.php3?img_id=13502 Tisza River and the Tamis River
	were also flooded. Serbia's capital city, Belgrade,
	reported flooding along low-lying regions, and many other
	river-side communities in northern Serbia were building
	flood defenses or evacuating as waters rose. By April 18,
	water levels on the Danube in Serbia had started to fall,
	but the Tisza River was still rising.

	These images are shown in false color to highlight the
	presence of water. Water is black or dark blue, clouds
	are pale blue and white, vegetation is green, and bare
	earth ranges from dark red to tan. The reddest regions
	may be burn scars from extensive agricultural burning.

	NASA image courtesy the rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS
	Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.


	Date Published: 2011-07-28 05:36:20
	Identifier: Serbia_TMO_2006105
	Item Size: 393641
	Language: eng
	Media Type: image

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	Where -- Belgrade
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