Image: Orbital view of coastal flooding in New Zealand
Friday, March 21, 2014 - 06:10
in Earth & Climate
A powerful storm passed over New Zealand's South Island in March 2014 and brought gale-force winds, torrential rains, and flooding to the city of Christchurch. A total of 74 millimeters (3 inches) of rain fell on March 4-5, according to MetService, New Zealand's national meteorological service. More than 100 homes flooded and more than 4,000 lost power around the country's third most populous city. Skies had cleared enough by March 6, 2014, for the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite to acquire this image showing the aftermath.