.In this particular June 26, 2023, photograph derived from the International Spaceport station, direct sunlight shines off the hassle-free waters of the Alabama Stream in a phenomenon known as sunglint. When capturing Earth, astronauts typically make use of sunglint's tendency to raise the contrast in between water surface areas and neighboring property areas.In the 1960s, the Alabama Stream was obstructed, making Dannelly Reservoir (the huge polishing region at center left). Construction of the dam also increased water table upriver. This led to flooding at many points along the river. These disaster area are common of flood plains-- the poor, level places right away beside bigger waterways. In this image, disaster area seem like rough, intense shapes extending off of the river, like at Gee's Bend (center bottom).Text Credit Score: Justin Wilkinson.Image Credit Scores: NASA/Woody Hoburg.