.In this June 26, 2023, photograph extracted from the International Space Station, sunlight polishes off the soft waters of the Alabama Stream in a sensation called sunglint. When photographing Planet, rocketeers often make the most of sunglint's propensity to improve the contrast in between water surface areas as well as regarding land areas.In the 1960s, the Alabama River was actually hindered, generating Dannelly Tank (the huge polishing location at facility left). Building and construction of the dam likewise increased water table upriver. This resulted in flooding at many factors along the waterway. These disaster area are actually common of floodplains-- the low, standard regions quickly next to bigger streams. Within this photo, disaster area appear as uneven, brilliant forms stretching off of the river, like at Gee's Bend (center base).Text Credit Report: Justin Wilkinson.Picture Credit Report: NASA/Woody Hoburg.