Space program captures images of B.C.'s dry riverbeds as drought continues

Images showing narrow waterways are part of broader Canadian mission to better understand changing surface water levels.

Space program captures images of B.C.'s dry riverbeds as drought continues
Side-by-side handout images, shown in infrared, taken by the European Space Agency's Sentinel-2 satellite show the confluence of the Nechako and Fraser Rivers in Prince George, B.C. on May 3, 2023 (left) and April 19, 2024 (right).

Images showing narrow waterways are part of broader Canadian mission to better understand changing surface water levels.