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Torrential Rains Over South America

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2024-04-26 12:00:00
April 26, 2003

This image obtained from the TRMM-based multisatellite rainfall estimation technique shows an isolated but very intense region ofrainfall centered on the Parana River in Argentina, in the Sante Feprovince. All of the rain accumulated during two intense episodes ofthunderstorms on April 24-26. At least nine people have died in theresulting flooding and 100,000 have been evacuated.

The Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM) satellite monitorsrainfall around the globe. For more information about the rainaccumulation map shown above, visit the TRMM websitetrmm.gsfc.nasa.gov.

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Image courtesy of Hal Pierce, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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