Floods and droughts affect Brazil

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 25 June 2020 at 08:46:04 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 08 March 2021 from 09:45:34 to 09:46:03 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 28 May 2021 from 08:39:22 to 08:39:52 UTC
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Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Natural disaster, emergency, drought, precipitations, flash flooding, Brazil
Fig. 1 - S1 (09.06.2021; 12.06.2021 & 20.06.2021) - Parts of Brazil are currently affected by floods and others by droughts.
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Fig. 2 - S1 (25.06.2020 & 20.06.2021) - View of the Itumbiara dam on the Paranaíba river.
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Yellow areas are 'bathtub ring' due to the drought in the Parana basin. Water levels on the Paraná River are around 8.5 m below average.
Fig. 3 - S1 (08.03.2021; 12.06.2021) - Long-term heavy rainfall in Roraima have caused rivers to rise above flood stage.
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Fig. 4 - S1 (09 & 21.06.2021) - 280 mm of rain in 24h triggered flash floods in Santa Catarina state that are not unusual for its coastal cities.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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