.Within this June 26, 2023, photo taken from the International Space Station, sunlight polishes off the soft waters of the Alabama Stream in a sensation called sunglint. When capturing on film The planet, astronauts usually make the most of sunglint's possibility to boost the contrast between water surfaces as well as concerning land surface areas.In the 1960s, the Alabama Waterway was hindered, developing Dannelly Storage tank (the large shining location at facility left). Construction of the dam likewise brought up water table upriver. This resulted in flooding at a number of factors along the stream. These disaster area are actually common of flood plains-- the poor, level areas right away alongside much larger waterways. Within this picture, flooded zones seem like off-balance, brilliant shapes stretching away from the waterway, like at Gee's Bend (center bottom).Text Credit Scores: Justin Wilkinson.Picture Credit Score: NASA/Woody Hoburg.