Browse Floods Resources

Browse Floods Resources

GPM: Hurricanes Beyond the Tropics

Screenshot of Irene
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Tropical Cyclones, Remote Sensing, Societal Applications, Floods
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, General
Standards: 
ESS2.D, ESS3.B
Keywords: 
hurricanes, Goddard Space Flight Center, extreme weather
Summary: 
Hurricane Irene's impact in New England shows that tropical cyclones can greatly affect regions outside the view of TRMM. The GPM mission will build upon TRMM's legacy by examining a larger swath of Earth with more sensitive instruments.

Where the Rain Falls: Can Understanding Rain Enable Change?

Person in the desert
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Weather and Climate, Floods, Freshwater Resources, World Health
Type: 
Website
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, Formal, General
Keywords: 
climate change, agriculture
Standards: 
ESS3.C, ESS3.D
Summary: 
This website describes a study that is being conducted to understand the complexities of rainfall patterns and their effects on food security and human mobility.

Monitoring Floods and Fires During the Summer of 2011

Monitoring Floods and Fires During the Summer of 2011
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Technology, Satellites, Remote Sensing, Floods
Type: 
Image
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, Formal, General
Standards: 
ESS3.B, ESS3.C
Keywords: 
storms, drought, floods, natural disasters, fires
Summary: 
See Landsat images before and after these natural disasters.

EROS Image of the Week: Natural Disasters

Example of natural disaster image
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Human Impact, Satellites, Floods, Landslides
Type: 
Website
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, General
Keywords: 
USGS
Standards: 
ESS3.B, ESS3.C
Summary: 
View before and after images of natural disasters and human impact in various locations around the world.

Using Satellites to Track Water

Using Satellites to Track Water
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Technology, STEM Careers, Floods, Freshwater Resources
Type: 
Article
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, Formal
Standards: 
ESS3.A, ESS3.B
Keywords: 
hydrology
Summary: 
Faisal Hossain, a civil and environmental engineering professor at Tennessee Technological University, uses NASA satellite data to help Bangladeshi authorities monitor their water resources and prepare for water-related disasters.

Melting Ice, Rising Seas

Thumbnail for Melting Ice, Rising Seas, showing ice and title text
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Water Cycle, Climate, Human Impact, Floods
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 6 - 8, 9 - 12
Standards: 
ESS2.A
Keywords: 
oceans, climate change, global warming, glaciers
Summary: 
Using satellites, lasers, and radar in space, and dedicated researchers on the ground, NASA is studying the Earth's ice and water to better understand how sea level rise might affect us all.

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