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After several weeks of heavy rain in northern Queensland, floodwater worked its way south into Australia's Channel Country. 9News

NASA's satellites captured this image before and after the rainfall on December 8.NASA Earth ObservatoryIt has also brought a green up to the wider area, which has been welcomed by farmers with livestock that graze on the region's grasses.Two bright and dazzling lights are seen from space floating over south east Asia with the Earth's limb in the horizon.

NASA said blue light has the shortest wavelength and therefore scatters causing the moon to appear as this bright flash in the corner.8 of 98Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida in late September, 2022, bringing sustained winds beyond 240km/h, widespread rain fall and even a localised sea level rise.

"Prior to the storm, there was already some colour in the water, but much of that is due to light reflecting off sea grass beds, the sandy seafloor, and coral reefs."The difference between October 1 and September 22, almost a week before the hurricane hit, is stark.NASA said the storm redistributed water, stirring up the colourful sediment.A recently released image from NASA shows a 5000-year-old lava flow in the New Mexico desert.

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