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Aerial and Satellite Images of Disaster Locations

GlobeXplorer is providing the following aerial and satellite photos of disaster locations as a free service for members of news organizations and general Internet users.  Click on an event for before and after photos:

Hurricane Katrina Tsunami in Indian Ocean Ground Zero / 911 California Landslides

   

Before and after photos of La Conchita, California landslide damage, courtesy of AirPhotoUSA

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La Conchita California landslide aerial photo

La Conchita landslide zone (shot September 2003, before landslide)

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La Conchita California landslide aerial photo
 

La Conchita landslide zone (shot September 2004, before landslide)

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La Conchita California landslide aerial photos

La Conchita landslide zone (shot February 2005, after landslide)

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La Conchita California landslide aerial photos
 

La Conchita landslide zone (shot September 2005, after landslide)

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Before and after photos of Hurricane Katrina damage, courtesy of DigitalGlobe

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New Orleans satellite photo before Hurricane Katrina

1) New Orleans Overview - before Hurricane Katrina (shot March 9, 2005)

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New Orleans satellite photo after Hurricane Katrina
 

2) New Orleans Overview - after Katrina (shot August 31st, 2005)

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Downtown New Orleans / Superdome - after Hurricane Katrina (shot August 31, 2005)

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satellite photo after Hurricane Katrina
 

Levee Break at Bellaire Drive- after Hurricane Katrina (shot August 31, 2005)

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Biloxi satellite photo before Hurricane Katrina

(1) Biloxi Coast - before Hurricane Katrina (shot April 12, 2005)

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Biloxi satellite photos hurricane katrina
 

(2) Biloxi Coast -After Hurricane Katrina (shot August 31st, 2005)

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Biloxi US 90 Bridge satellite photo before hurricane katrina

(1) Biloxi US 90 - before Hurricane Katrina (shot April 12, 2005)

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Biloxi US 90 bridge satellite photo after hurricane katrina
 

(2) Biloxi US 90- After Hurricane Katrina (shot August 31st, 2005)

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Hurricane Katrina satellite images

Levee Break at Surekote Road (shot August 31st, 2005)

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satellite photo after Hurricane Katrina
 

Chalmette (shot August 31st, 2005)

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Before, during, and after photos of Tsunami damage in Sri Lanka, courtesy of DigitalGlobe

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Tsunami satellite image

1) Before Tsunami image

Kalutara, Sri Lanka
(shot Jan. 1, 2004)

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satellite photos of Tsunami

2) Coastal water recedes

Kalutara, Sri Lanka

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Tsunami satellite image

3) Tsunami moves toward land

Kalutara, Sri Lanka

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  satellite photo of Tsunami  

4) Tsunami while receding

Kalutara, Sri Lanka

(shot 10:20 a.m. local time on December 26, 2004)

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Tsunami satellite photo

Banda Aceh South Overview (Before Tsunami)
(shot April 12, 2004)

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  Tsunami satellite images  

Banda Aceh South Overview (After Tsunami)
(shot January 2, 2005)

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Tsunami satellite photo

Gleebruk Village, Indonesia (Before Tsunami)
(shot April 12, 2004)

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  Tsunami satellite photos  

Gleebruk Village, Indonesia (After Tsunami)
(shot January 2, 2005)

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Tsunami satellite photo

Banda Aceh, Indonesia (Before Tsunami)
(shot June 23, 2004)

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Tsunami satellite photos

 

Banda Aceh, Indonesia (After Tsunami)

(shot December 28, 2004)

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Pre- and Post 9-11

 
         
Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
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    Lower Manhattan, New York, New York
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Detail Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
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World Trade Center, New York, New York
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Images below courtesy of Space Imaging

Pentagon,
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Lower Manhattan,
Post Attack
9.12.01
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  Detail Pentagon,
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Lower Manhattan,
Post Attack
9.15.01
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Image below courtesy of SpotImage

New York Area Infrared Image of the the World Trade Center fire
9.11.01
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