TRMM TMI Quick Look Images, subsetted at Dartmouth from global mosaics prepared by Chris Kidd, NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center

Comments:

Flood warnings along the Congo River are uncommon before December; however, flood season has begun early this year. Torrential rains began earlier than usual and have caused the simultaneous flooding of tributaries in the northern and southern Congo basin; these waterways normally swell at different times over several months. By November 29 extensive flooding had been reported in the city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo and across the river in the Congo Republic capital of Brazzaville, and in several areas to the north. Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have declared that the river is set to produce the "flood of the century" and they expect that this years floods will last until January and exceed the two previous major inundations that occurred in 1903 and 1961-1962.

TRMM TMI data show several areas of heavy precipitation in mid November along both the upper and lower reaches of the Congo River.

Rainfall and snowfall: yellow and white areas (yellowish white is highest intensity precipitation)

Oceans: light blue (low water vapour) to dark blue (high water vapour)

More information: http://trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/quicklook/

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