Under the one-two punch of a dry fall and a frigid winter, winter crops in Ukraine were in poor condition in April and May 2006. This vegetation anomaly (difference from normal) image was created from data collected by MODIS. Widespread brown indicates that plants throughout the region had grown less compared to the average growth for 2000-2005. The Foreign Agricultural Service, a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, estimated that only 10 metric tons of winter wheat, the primary crop growing here, would be harvested in July and August. That figure was down about 46 percent from the 18.7 metric tons harvested in 2005.
Published May 25, 2006
This vegetation image shows expansive plant growth in northern and eastern China under nearly ideal weather in June 2010.
Published Jul 21, 2010
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
Economists are using satellite data to help make more accurate price predictions of important crops.
Published Sep 20, 2018
Acquired on June 6, 2010, this natural-color image shows brightly hued waters in a network of salt marshes between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
Published Nov 20, 2010
