.In this June 26, 2023, picture taken from the International Space Station, direct sunlight polishes off the smooth waters of the Alabama Waterway in a sensation known as sunglint. When capturing Earth, rocketeers often make use of sunglint's propensity to enhance the comparison in between water surfaces and also neighboring property surface areas.In the 1960s, the Alabama Waterway was actually hindered, generating Dannelly Tank (the large polishing region at center left). Building of the dam likewise increased water table upriver. This led to flooding at a number of aspects along the river. These disaster area are traditional of flood plains-- the poor, flat locations quickly close to bigger rivers. In this particular graphic, disaster area appear as uneven, brilliant shapes expanding away from the river, like at Gee's Bend (center bottom).Text Debt: Justin Wilkinson.Picture Credit Report: NASA/Woody Hoburg.