.Within this June 26, 2023, photo extracted from the International Spaceport station, direct sunlight polishes off the hassle-free waters of the Alabama Stream in a sensation known as sunglint. When capturing on film Planet, rocketeers frequently make use of sunglint's inclination to boost the comparison between water surface areas and also regarding land surface areas.In the 1960s, the Alabama Stream was actually obstructed, making Dannelly Storage tank (the large polishing area at center left). Building of the dam also reared water levels upriver. This resulted in flooding at numerous points along the stream. These flooded zones are regular of floodplains-- the poor, standard areas quickly beside larger rivers. In this graphic, disaster area look like rough, intense designs prolonging off of the waterway, like at Gee's Bend (center bottom).Text Credit: Justin Wilkinson.Image Credit Scores: NASA/Woody Hoburg.