Before And After Satellite Images Of Joplin

Satellite photography of Joplin, Missouri before and after the massive tornado of May 22nd. Horrifying. Links to aid the recovery efforts in Joplin can be found here.

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  This combination of two satellite images provided by GeoEye and MJ Harden shows, above, an area of Joplin, Mo. which includes a view of the Joplin High School toward the upper right hand corner of the frame, taken in August of 2009 and, below, the same area of Joplin is shown, including the high school, taken Tuesday May 24, 2011, two days after a devastating tornado tore through the city, killing at least 122 people. (AP Photo/Aerial imagery courtesy of MJ Harden, a GeoEye Company)