.Within this June 26, 2023, image extracted from the International Space Station, direct sunlight polishes off the smooth waters of the Alabama River in a sensation referred to as sunglint. When capturing Earth, astronauts usually make use of sunglint's propensity to improve the comparison in between water areas and also surrounding land surfaces.In the 1960s, the Alabama Stream was clogged, creating Dannelly Reservoir (the big shining place at facility left). Building of the dam likewise reared water table upriver. This led to flooding at numerous aspects along the river. These disaster area are actually traditional of floodplains-- the poor, level places right away alongside bigger streams. In this photo, disaster area appear as irregular, bright forms prolonging far from the river, like at Gee's Bend (facility bottom).Text Credit: Justin Wilkinson.Photo Credit: NASA/Woody Hoburg.