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Kansas City, MO

Excerpts from NASA Earth Observatory (@NASA_EO) press release:

Images taken by Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Terra satellite Low-resolution versions of each image linked below are posted at picture tab above map.

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   Image #1 - July 10, 2011
   Image #2 - July 14, 2010

Both images use a combination of visible and infrared light to increase contrast between water and land. Water ranges from electric blue to navy. Land ranges in color from green to brown. Clouds are pale blue-green or off-white and cast shadows.

In the image from 2011, flooding is most apparent between Atchison and Leavenworth, but high water is also visible north to St. Joseph, MO and east to Glasgow, MO. Affected communities include Atchison and Leavenworth in Kansas, along with Sibley, Napoleon, Waverly, Miami, and Glasgow in Missouri.

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