Space

Sunglint on the Alabama River

.Within this June 26, 2023, image extracted from the International Space Station, sunshine shines off the hassle-free waters of the Alabama River in a sensation referred to as sunglint. When capturing on film The planet, astronauts commonly capitalize on sunglint's inclination to enhance the comparison in between water surfaces as well as regarding land surfaces.In the 1960s, the Alabama Stream was actually stopped up, developing Dannelly Tank (the huge polishing location at center left). Construction of the dam also increased water levels upriver. This caused flooding at numerous factors along the river. These disaster area are common of flood plains-- the low, standard locations right away close to larger rivers. Within this graphic, flooded zones look like uneven, bright forms prolonging off of the river, like at Gee's Bend (facility base).Text Credit Scores: Justin Wilkinson.Image Credit: NASA/Woody Hoburg.