Follow Landsat 5 satellite to view the spread of the Mississippi River flood of 2011
Footage taken by Landsat 5 satellite showing the extent of the Mississippi River flooding in Cairo, Ill., and Memphis, Tenn., May 10, 2011.
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail Prints and Photographs Division/Library of Congress, Washington D.C.; © Coatchristophe/Dreamstime.comLearn about Helmut Schmidt's political career.
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Created and produced by QA International. © QA International, 2010. All rights reserved. www.qa-international.comThe perceptible warming of Earth over the past 150 years has been caused by an increase in the emission of gases such as carbon dioxide, which amplify the greenhouse effect.