Detail View: NASA Earth Observatory Collection: Torrential Rains Over South America

Title: 
Torrential Rains Over South America
Description: 
This image obtained from the TRMM-based multisatellite rainfall estimation technique shows an isolated but very intense region of rainfall centered on the Parana River in Argentina, in the Sante Fe province. All of the rain accumulated during two intense episodes of thunderstorms on April 24-26. At least nine people have died in the resulting flooding and 100,000 have been evacuated. The Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM) satellite monitors rainfall around the globe. For more information about the rain accumulation map shown above, visit the TRMM website trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov. animations ÿÿsmall (722 KB MPEG) ÿÿlarge (2.1 MB MPEG) Image courtesy of Hal Pierce, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Satellite - Sensor: 
TRMM
facet_what: 
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)
facet_where: 
Argentina
facet_where: 
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
UID: 
SPD-ETOBS-10638
original url: 
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=10638