A mild drought set in over the Yellow River Basin and parts of the North China Plain during the first five months of 2006. Dry weather and warmer-than-average temperatures in February, March, and much of April left soil dry.
Published May 24, 2006
This vegetation image shows extensive damage to crops in Sinaloa, Mexico, following a cold snap in February 2011.
Published Mar 23, 2011
This vegetation image shows expansive plant growth in northern and eastern China under nearly ideal weather in June 2010.
Published Jul 21, 2010
ne of the worst droughts in the past decade settled heavily over the Fertile Crescent region of Iraq and Syria in the winter of 2007-2008.
Published May 30, 2008
One of the worst droughts in the past decade settled heavily over the Fertile Crescent region of Iraq and Syria in the winter of 2007-2008. Under normal conditions, winter rain and rivers flowing from the mountains of Turkey sustain the rich agricultural land that has fed humanity from the dawn of civilization. But little to no rain fell between October and December during the crucial planting period, and sparse rain fell in the months that followed, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).
Published Jun 1, 2008
The impact of drought in northern Iraq in spring 2009 is evident in the poor plant growth shown in this vegetation index image.
Published Jun 13, 2009
