.Within this June 26, 2023, picture drawn from the International Spaceport station, sunshine shines off the soft waters of the Alabama River in a sensation called sunglint. When photographing The planet, astronauts commonly capitalize on sunglint's tendency to improve the comparison in between water surface areas and also surrounding land areas.In the 1960s, the Alabama Waterway was clogged, creating Dannelly Tank (the large shining area at center left). Construction of the dam likewise brought up water table upriver. This caused flooding at several points along the waterway. These flooded zones are normal of flood plains-- the low, level regions quickly next to larger rivers. In this particular photo, disaster area appear as rough, brilliant forms expanding out of the stream, like at Gee's Bend (center bottom).Text Credit Scores: Justin Wilkinson.Graphic Credit History: NASA/Woody Hoburg.