Title

Flooding in Ayutthaya, Thailand (October 2011)

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Abstract

This layer shows NASA's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite images of Ayutthaya (Thailand) flood on October 23, 2011. Flooding forced the closure of manufacturing plants in Ayutthaya, according to news reports.

The city is a UNESCO World Heritage site. On 12 October 2011, UNESCO Bangkok announced a planned assessment of flood damage to Ayutthaya, requested by the government of Thailand.

For more information, visit NASA's Earth Observatory page: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=76234

Pubblication Date

March 11, 2017, 7:39 p.m.

Type

Raster Data

Keywords

Disaster , Flood

Category

Water-related disasters

Water-related disasters include floods, droughts, landslides, storms and waterborne disease outbreaks, which are expected to increase in frequency and intensity.

Regions

Southeast Asia , Thailand

Responsible

Tales.Carvalho-Resende

Group

Theme 2: Groundwater

Restrictions

Unless otherwise specified, no restriction applies.

Edition

NASA Earth Observatory image (2011). Flooding in Ayutthaya, Thailand (October 2011). Washington, USA: NASA. Retrieved from http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=76234

Language

English

Temporal Extent

Oct. 1, 2011, 9:49 a.m. - Oct. 31, 2011, 10:49 a.m.

Supplemental Information

NASA Earth Observatory image created by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using EO-1 ALI data provided courtesy of the NASA EO-1 team and the United States Geological Survey. Caption by Michon Scott with information from Kenneth Duda, U.S. Geological Survey.

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