ALLÁ ABAJO ▲ Coastal Flooding in New Zealand, Early March | NASA

Coastal Flooding in New Zealand, Early March | NASA

Coastal Flooding in New Zealand, Early March

03/20/2014 12:00 PM EDT

A powerful storm passed over New Zealand’s South Island in March 2014 and brought gale-force winds, torrential rains, and flooding to the city of Christchurch. A total of 74 millimeters (3 inches) of rain fell on March 4-5, according to MetService, New Zealand’s national meteorological service. More than 100 homes flooded and more than 4,000 lost power around the country’s third most populous city. Skies had cleared enough by March 6, 2014, for the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite to acquire this image showing the aftermath. Coastal communities are becoming increasingly vulnerable to the risk of damage and danger from flooding. NASA and NOAA are together launching a new opportunity for citizens to work with us on the very important topic of coastal flooding. This coastal flooding challenge is part of NASA’s third International Space Apps Challenge - a two-day global mass collaboration event on April 12-13, 2014. During these two days, citizens around the world are invited to engage directly with NASA to develop awe-inspiring software, hardware, and data visualizations. Last year’s event involved more than 9,000 global participants in 83 locations. This year will introduce more than 60 robust challenges clustered in five themes: asteroids, Earth watch, human spaceflight, robotics, and space technology. The Coastal Inundation In Your Community challenge is one of four climate-related challenges using data provided by NASA, NOAA and EPA. > 2014 International Space Apps Challenge: Coastal Inundation in Your Community > NASA Invites Citizens to Collaborate on Coastal Flooding Challenge Image Credit: NASA - Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC

el dispensador dice:
desde arriba,
a tanta distancia,
no se aprecian los vientos,
mucho menos las almas,
no se sabe de inquietudes,
ni tampoco de calmas,
todo aparece quieto,
ni siquiera se sabe,
si se mecen las ramas,
si hay árboles debajo,
si sus hojas se desprenden,
o permanecen amarradas...
si es otoño,
o si es primavera,
si es hoy,
o si es mañana...
a quién le importa la cercanía,
cuando la distancia impone,
que abajo no hay nada...
todo es cuestión de perspectiva,
y por dónde llevas tu alma,
si eres grande en lo pequeño,
también recibirás tu propia gracia.
MARZO 21, 2014.-