Taken less than a week after Tropical Storm Irene drenched New England, this Sept. 2 satellite photo shows a miles-long plume of sediment spewing into Long Island from the mouth of the Connecticut River (view larger image at NASA Earth Observatory).

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Taken less than a week after Tropical Storm Irene drenched New England, this Sept. 2 satellite photo shows a miles-long plume of sediment spewing into Long Island from the mouth of the Connecticut River (view larger image at NASA Earth Observatory).