.In this June 26, 2023, photograph extracted from the International Space Station, sun light shines off the smooth waters of the Alabama Stream in a phenomenon known as sunglint. When capturing on film Earth, astronauts commonly capitalize on sunglint's propensity to enhance the comparison in between water areas as well as surrounding property surfaces.In the 1960s, the Alabama River was clogged, producing Dannelly Tank (the sizable shining place at facility left). Building of the dam likewise increased water table upriver. This caused flooding at many aspects along the stream. These disaster area are actually common of floodplains-- the poor, level regions right away beside larger streams. Within this graphic, flooded zones seem like off-balance, bright designs prolonging off of the stream, like at Gee's Bend (facility bottom).Text Credit History: Justin Wilkinson.Graphic Credit: NASA/Woody Hoburg.