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07-12-2011, 01:50 PM
According to the United States National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA), Lake Enriquillo has engulfed 143,000 tareas (5,657,000 hectares) of land since 26 February 2009. NASA has been conducting remote satellite monitoring of the area. The Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) Marine Investigation Center puts forward the hypothesis that two underground connections are coming from Tierra Nueva and Las Lajas, two communities near the Haitian border, that send their waters into Lake Enriquillo and Azuei Lake on the Haitian side.
The NASA report seems to confirm the hypothesis, saying that "a large amount of water is still draining from the high ground to Lake Enriquillo."
NASA points out that the flooding by the lake is greater than what occurred after tropical storms Noel and Olga in 2007.
The Landsat and Modis images taken by NASA clearly show the lake's expansion.
According to El Caribe, the lake received 400mm of rains from the storms and 700mm over the last two years, with little rain in the area of the lake. This should give an idea of the scale of the flooding of the country's largest aquifer since 2009. The flooding has displaced thousands of local residents and ruined crops and pasture.
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The NASA report seems to confirm the hypothesis, saying that "a large amount of water is still draining from the high ground to Lake Enriquillo."
NASA points out that the flooding by the lake is greater than what occurred after tropical storms Noel and Olga in 2007.
The Landsat and Modis images taken by NASA clearly show the lake's expansion.
According to El Caribe, the lake received 400mm of rains from the storms and 700mm over the last two years, with little rain in the area of the lake. This should give an idea of the scale of the flooding of the country's largest aquifer since 2009. The flooding has displaced thousands of local residents and ruined crops and pasture.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#7)