.In this June 26, 2023, photograph extracted from the International Spaceport station, sun light shines off the soft waters of the Alabama Waterway in a sensation referred to as sunglint. When capturing Earth, rocketeers commonly make the most of sunglint's tendency to boost the contrast in between water surface areas and also surrounding property areas.In the 1960s, the Alabama River was slowed, creating Dannelly Tank (the large polishing area at center left). Development of the dam likewise increased water levels upriver. This caused flooding at several factors along the river. These disaster area are actually traditional of floodplains-- the low, standard places immediately next to larger streams. In this picture, flooded zones seem like rough, intense shapes prolonging out of the river, like at Gee's Bend (center bottom).Text Credit Scores: Justin Wilkinson.Image Credit Score: NASA/Woody Hoburg.