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spinbaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-10 03:13 PM
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Pakistan floods: Before and after from outer space
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-10 03:20 PM
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1. Wow!
This is an epic catastrophe
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Bobbieo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-10 03:43 PM
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2. Is this a seasonal monsoon event or a once in a lifetime disaster?
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spinbaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-10 04:19 PM
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3. My understanding...
...is that it's a seasonal monsoon that's much larger than normal.
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librechik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-10 04:33 PM
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4. It is at least an "80-year flood" event, NYT headline this week n/t
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-10 04:39 PM
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5. Well it's the worst ever flood in Pakistan
but they did occur in the monsoon season. The area under water is significantly larger than all of England.
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Uncle Joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-10 04:57 PM
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6. Kicked and recommended.
Thanks for the thread, spinbaby.
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Posteritatis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-10 05:00 PM
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7. Ow. (nt)
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-10 05:02 PM
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8. Satellites are great at bringing it to the front and center.
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