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On February 5, 2011, the remnants of the former Tropical Cyclone Yasi continued to haunt a battered Australia, bringing torrential rainfall to the southern part of the country. Flooding was widespread in South Australia, while Mildura, in northwest Victoria, registered 142 mm (5.6 in) - the highest 24 hour rainfall totals in the town’s history. Lyndhurst, a suburb of Melbourne, recorded 180 mm (7.1 in) in 24 hours.
In this image, captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Terra satellite on February 5, the storm, now downgraded to a tropical low, can be seen stretching over much of Australia. Although it is no longer a cyclone, the center continues to retain a spiral shape.
The blue waters of the Great Australian Bight can be seen at the lower edge of the image. On the right, the edge of the storm brushes Lake Yamma Yamma and Copper Creek, both of which appear a murky green. Before the Queensland flooding in January 2011, these areas were nearly dry but now hold enough water that it is easily visible from space.
According to World News Australia, the farming communities in Queensland state, the heart of the nation’s agricultural sector, have suffered $1.4 billion due to natural disasters in the past six weeks alone, first by extensive flooding and then by Tropical Cyclone Yasi. Banana crops and the sugarcane fields were especially hard hit. Estimates of loss range from 20-30% of the sugarcane crop and 75-85% of the banana crop for the entire country.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 2/5/2011
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
On February 5, 2011, the remnants of the former Tropical Cyclone Yasi continued to haunt a battered Australia, bringing torrential rainfall to the southern part of the country. Flooding was widespread in South Australia, while Mildura, in northwest Victoria, registered 142 mm (5.6 in) - the highest 24 hour rainfall totals in the town’s history. Lyndhurst, a suburb of Melbourne, recorded 180 mm (7.1 in) in 24 hours.
In this image, captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Terra satellite on February 5, the storm, now downgraded to a tropical low, can be seen stretching over much of Australia. Although it is no longer a cyclone, the center continues to retain a spiral shape.
The blue waters of the Great Australian Bight can be seen at the lower edge of the image. On the right, the edge of the storm brushes Lake Yamma Yamma and Copper Creek, both of which appear a murky green. Before the Queensland flooding in January 2011, these areas were nearly dry but now hold enough water that it is easily visible from space.
According to World News Australia, the farming communities in Queensland state, the heart of the nation’s agricultural sector, have suffered $1.4 billion due to natural disasters in the past six weeks alone, first by extensive flooding and then by Tropical Cyclone Yasi. Banana crops and the sugarcane fields were especially hard hit. Estimates of loss range from 20-30% of the sugarcane crop and 75-85% of the banana crop for the entire country.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 2/5/2011
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
