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See Before and After Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul After Being Inundated by Floods

May 9, 2024

See Before and After Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul After Being Inundated by  Floods

Aerial images show how the climate disaster changed the landscape in several locations in southern Brazil.

Diario do Nordeste

Sikkim: Satellite Images Show Devastating Himalayan Floods

December 11, 2023

Sikkim: Satellite Images Show Devastating Himalayan  Floods

Satellite images show the extent of the damage caused by deadly flash floods that hit a village in India's north-eastern state of Sikkim in October.

BBC
A Severe Drought Pushes an Imperiled Amazon to the Brink

October 17, 2023

A Severe Drought Pushes an Imperiled Amazon to the  Brink

Planet satellite images of the same section of the Rio Negro in Brazil, on September 13 and October 8, demonstrate the severity of current drought conditions.

New York Times
Ukraine Dam: Rebuilding Shattered Lives After Ukraine’s Dam Collapse

October 7, 2023

Ukraine Dam: Rebuilding Shattered Lives After Ukraine’s Dam  Collapse

Planet images before and after the Kakhova dam collapse capture the extent of the flood.

BBC
Mapping Where Floods Have Devastated a Libyan Port City

September 14, 2023

Mapping Where Floods Have Devastated a Libyan Port  City

Extensive flooding damage through Derna, Lybia is capture in Planet satellite images.

New York Times
Before and After Satellite Images Show Scale of Libya Flood Destruction

September 14, 2023

Before and After Satellite Images Show Scale of Libya Flood  Destruction

Planet satellite images taken before and after flooding in northeastern Libya show the scale of the deadly destruction caused by Mediterranean Storm Daniel.

Axios
European Union to Rush More Than $2 Billion to Disaster-Hit Greece, Using Untapped fFunds

September 12, 2023

European Union to Rush More Than $2 Billion to Disaster-Hit Greece, Using Untapped  fFunds

Extensive flooding in areas near the city of Larissa in central Greece is captured in Planet satellite images.

AP News

Maui's Neglected Grasslands Caused Lahaina Fire to Grow With Deadly Speed

September 2, 2023

Maui's Neglected Grasslands Caused Lahaina Fire to Grow With Deadly  Speed

This visual analysis uses Planet imagery to document how dense and unmanaged grasses on the hills above Lahaina contributed to one of the deadliest fires in U.S. history.

Washington Post
Satellite Image Shows How B.C. Wildfire Was Primed to Grow

August 22, 2023

Satellite Image Shows How B.C. Wildfire Was Primed to  Grow

The beginning of the devastating McDougall Creek wildfire is captured in Planet satellite images. The fire burned into West Kelowna in British Columbia, prompting evacuations.

North Shore News

Thousands Evacuated as 'Out of Control' Wildfire Burns on Spain's Tenerife Island

August 17, 2023

Thousands Evacuated as 'Out of Control' Wildfire Burns on Spain's Tenerife  Island

A combination of Planet satellite images shows the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife before and during an out-of-control wildfire that burned thousands of acres.

ABC News (Australia)

Mapping the Damage From the Maui Wildfires

August 12, 2023

Mapping the Damage From the Maui  Wildfires

Planet satellite images were used in an analysis that identified approximately 1,900 structures that appear visibly damaged or destroyed by wildfires in Lahaina's historic downtown.

New York Times
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Dims the Vision of Earth-Observing Satellites

June 28, 2023

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Dims the Vision of Earth-Observing  Satellites

The smoky haze from over 400 wildfires burning in Canada is apparent in imagery from numerous Earth-observing satellites, including Planet.

Space

California's Reappearing Phantom Lake Could Remain for Two Years in the Central Valley

April 26, 2023

California's Reappearing Phantom Lake Could Remain for Two Years in the Central  Valley

Images taken over the several weeks by Planet satellites document the resurrection of Tulare Lake in California's Central Valley and the flooding that could remain for years across previously arid farmland.

CNBC
Satellite Images Highlight Extreme Drought in Europe

April 20, 2023

Satellite Images Highlight Extreme Drought in  Europe

Planet satellite images taken over the course of several years show just how much lakes in Spain and France have shrunk, pushing local authorities to act.

ABC News

Satellite Images Show Destruction From Tornadoes in Rolling Fork, Miss.

March 26, 2023

Satellite Images Show Destruction From Tornadoes in Rolling Fork,  Miss.

The devastation caused by tornadoes across Mississippi and Alabama is captured in Planet satellite images taken before and after the storms.

Washington Post
Satellite Images From Turkey, Syria Capture Earthquake Devastation

February 8, 2023

Satellite Images From Turkey, Syria Capture Earthquake  Devastation

Planet satellite images of Turkey and Syria before and after massive earthquakes shook the region illuminate the extent of the destruction.

Axios
Climate Migration: Floods Displace Villagers in Indonesia

October 5, 2022

Climate Migration: Floods Displace Villagers in  Indonesia

Planet satellite images from 2002 and 2022 show the change in geography in Central Java, Indonesia, where rising seas and stronger tides are submerging entire villages.

Associated Press

Weakened Storm Ian Sweeps North While Death Toll Mounts in Florida

October 1, 2022

Weakened Storm Ian Sweeps North While Death Toll Mounts in  Florida

Planet satelline imagery shows the partial collapse of Sanibel Causeway in Florida after Hurricane Ian swept across the state.

Financial Times
Hurricane Fiona's Destruction of Puerto Rico, in Maps and Photos

September 21, 2022

Hurricane Fiona's Destruction of Puerto Rico, in Maps and  Photos

Planet imagery helped document flooding caused by Hurricane Fiona across Puerto Rico, including along the La Plata river.

Washington Post
Before and After: the Huge Floods in Pakistan Seen From Space

September 8, 2022

Before and After: the Huge Floods in Pakistan Seen From  Space

An analysis of Planet satellite data shows that nearly 10% of the country's surface area has been flooded since the start of the monsoon in Pakistan.

Le Monde (FR)

What China's Worst Drought on Record Looks Like

August 24, 2022

What China's Worst Drought on Record Looks  Like

Planet satellite images from 2021 and 2002 show the dramatic impact of the drought on Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake, which shrunk by about 75%.

BBC
Dallas Tornado: Satellite Photos Reveal Twister's Path From Above

June 16, 2022

Dallas Tornado: Satellite Photos Reveal Twister's Path From  Above

Before and after satellite images from Planet show the path of damage across northwest Dallas and surrounding areas.

Washington Post
These Maps Illustrate the Seriousness of the Western Drought

June 16, 2022

These Maps Illustrate the Seriousness of the Western  Drought

Planet satellite images taken 2021 and 2022 of Tule Lake in northern California show that over the year, much of the lake dried out.

Washington Post