Storm Alex causes flooding in north Italian plains

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 13 September 2020 at 10:16:29 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 21 September 2020 from 17:22:46 to 17:14:35 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 03 October 2020 at 10:17:59 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 03 October 2020 from 17:22:46 to 17:14:35 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Emergency, natural disaster, hydrology, climate change, global warming, precipitations, rainfall, flooding, river, Italy.
Fig. 1 - S1 (03.10.2020) - The Po river system suffered flooding in Piedmont and Lombardy due to storm Alex.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (03.10.2020) - Plains of the Tanaro river above the city ofAsti.
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Fig. 3 - S1 (03.10.2020) - View of the Dora Baltea below Ivrea.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (03.10.2020) - River Sesia largely overflowed its banks, causing the Po river to flood downstream up to Piacenza.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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