.In this particular June 26, 2023, photo drawn from the International Space Station, sunlight polishes off the hassle-free waters of the Alabama River in a phenomenon referred to as sunglint. When photographing Earth, astronauts typically make the most of sunglint's inclination to improve the comparison between water areas as well as surrounding property surface areas.In the 1960s, the Alabama Waterway was dammed, producing Dannelly Storage tank (the large shining location at center left). Development of the dam additionally reared water table upriver. This caused flooding at numerous aspects along the river. These disaster area are actually regular of floodplains-- the low, flat areas promptly alongside much larger rivers. In this picture, flooded zones look like irregular, brilliant shapes prolonging far from the stream, like at Gee's Bend (center base).Text Credit: Justin Wilkinson.Picture Credit Report: NASA/Woody Hoburg.