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   June 22, 2023 - Birparjoy Floods India   
      
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      When Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Biparjoy made landfall on the coast of   
      the state of Gujarat, India on June 15, 2023, it carried maximum   
      sustained winds of about 64 mph (103 km/h) and torrential rain. The   
      rain and storm surge sparked flooding and severe inundation of   
      low-lying areas along the coast.   
      
      Biparjoy moved slowly inland after landfall. Although it steadily   
      weakened, the storm maintained tropical cyclone status as it continued   
      to spin over Gujarat through June 16. By the next day, the storm   
      weakened to a remnant low as it continued a slow crawl inland,   
      relentlessly dumping heavy rain the entire time. While skies cleared   
      over Gujarat by June 19, the storm remained a persistent rainmaker.   
      According to The Weather Channel, the cyclone's remnant was sitting   
      over Uttar Pradesh, a state in Northern India on June 21, where it   
      continued to produce rain, including thunderstorms and lightening. Rain   
      triggered by Biparjoy is expected to continue in Northern India until   
      June 25.   
      
      The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s   
      Aqua satellite acquired a false-color image of coastal Gujarat state on   
      June 21, 2023, that shows heavy inundation especially inland over the   
      Great Rann of Kutch and the Little Rann of Kutch. A second MODIS Aqua   
      false-color image of the same region acquired on June 4 can be revealed   
      by clicking on the date below the image.   
      
      This type of false-color image helps distinguish water from land. Water   
      typically appears deep blue, although suspended sediment may look   
      lighter blue or green. Heavily vegetated land looks bright green, while   
      open land takes on brown or tan hues. Clouds may appear white or be   
      tinted with a light electric blue.   
      
      The Kutch district of Gujarat state contains one of the largest salt   
      deserts in the world: the Rann of Kutch, (Rann means desert in Hindi)   
      which is divided into the Great Rann (north) and the Little Rann   
      (south). Thousands of years ago the Rann was a shallow arm of the   
      Arabian Sea, but today is an extensive saline mudflat. During the dry   
      season, which ends by July, it is extremely dry, as can be seen in the   
      June 4 image. Each year, the area is slowly renewed as a shallow   
      wetland after the monsoon rains begin to fall. However, rains from   
      Cyclone Biparjoy brought extreme floods by June 21, inundating not only   
      the Rann of Kutch but much of Gujarat state.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 6/21/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (240.4 KB),  500m (592.9 KB),  250m (337.7   
      KB)   
      Bands Used: 7.2.1   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-06-22   
       
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