California coast on February 11, 2017, after a series of winter storms, as seen by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite. Reservoirs are full, and overflowing rivers carry muddy sediment to the Pacific Ocean. Compare with JG5743, taken in November, 2016, before the rain.

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