Lab 1: Banda Aceh, Sumatra

Below are two images of the Banda Aceh area of Sumatra, Indonesia.  The first image is from June 23, 2004, and the second image is from December 28, 2004.  The second one was taken 2 days after the 9.1 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck on December 26, 2004.  The images are highlighting the difference in the coastline and features to show just how devastating the tsunami actually was.  The lines were drawn in Photoshop over the June photo to show the original coastline, major roads, and various rice fields in the area, which were then used over the December photo to show the exact devastation.  Even ten years later, it is still shocking at how intense and destructive it actually was.