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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