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   April 19, 2023 - Verdant Bicuari National Park   
      
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      An extremely wet rainy season brought intense green to southern Angola   
      by April 2023. The warm wet season in Angola typically begins in   
      October and ends in April, followed by a cooler and dryer season that   
      runs from May to September. In December 2022 and January 2023, the   
      rains in southern Angola and northern Namibia were especially intense,   
      causing widespread flooding.   
      
      On April 18, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)   
      on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image centered on   
      the Bicuari National Park in the southern Hulla province of Angola.   
      Both the 790,000 hectares within the roughly circular park (which is   
      outlined by several rivers) and the forests and grasslands outside of   
      the park are flush with a variety of green tones, marking a lush growth   
      of grasses, trees, shrubs, and marsh plants. While most of the flooding   
      was reported along the Cuvelai River, which runs through Angola east of   
      this image, the park also received heavier rainfall than normal during   
      this year’s rainy season.   
      
      This vibrantly green image can be easily compared to a second Terra   
      MODIS image of the same region acquired on September 17, 2022, at the   
      end of the dry season, by clicking on the dates at the bottom of the   
      image. The dry season image almost looks like it comes from a different   
      planet, as it is washed in brown, tan, and rust, with no green visible.   
      The power of water to cause life to flourish is remarkably well   
      illustrated in these two images.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 4/18/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (124.8 KB),  500m (343.8 KB),  250m (670 KB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-04-19   
       
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