Satellite images of Cairo, Ill., before and after the flooding
The Mississippi River is cresting at near-record levels. By moving the slider, you can compare the landscape before, in an image taken in 2009, and after Mississippi River flooding in the area around Cairo, Ill., on May 8, 2011. Images courtesy of Google, GeoEye.
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
[For the record: An earlier version of the graphic incorrectly credited DigitalGlobe instead of GeoEye.]
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