Space

Sunglint on the Alabama River

.In this June 26, 2023, photograph extracted from the International Space Station, sun light polishes off the hassle-free waters of the Alabama Stream in a phenomenon referred to as sunglint. When capturing Planet, astronauts often take advantage of sunglint's inclination to boost the contrast between water surface areas as well as concerning property surface areas.In the 1960s, the Alabama Stream was actually obstructed, making Dannelly Reservoir (the sizable polishing region at facility left). Building of the dam likewise reared water table upriver. This resulted in flooding at a number of points along the waterway. These disaster area are actually traditional of flood plains-- the poor, standard places quickly next to larger waterways. Within this graphic, flooded zones look like rough, intense forms extending out of the waterway, like at Gee's Bend (facility base).Text Credit Rating: Justin Wilkinson.Image Credit Report: NASA/Woody Hoburg.