Economists are using satellite data to help make more accurate price predictions of important crops.
Published Sep 20, 2018
This vegetation image shows extensive damage to crops in Sinaloa, Mexico, following a cold snap in February 2011.
Published Mar 23, 2011
In the wake of a potent winter storm in late November in the U.S. Midwest, an unusual pattern turned up in satellite imagery.
Published Dec 6, 2019
The GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for Early Warning provides science-driven alerts for countries that may be in danger of low crop yields.
Published Oct 5, 2018
This pair of natural-color (photo-like) images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite contrasts 2009 conditions in southern Buenos Aires province with the conditions in 2008, a more normal year.
Published Feb 24, 2009
The impact of the drought on plants in Moldova and parts of Ukraine and Romania is illustrated by this pair of images. The images are vegetation anomaly images, which indicate how quickly plants were taking in light and growing.
Published Oct 6, 2007
A hot, dry growing season has scorched soybean and corn crops in the Pampas.
Published Apr 17, 2018
Ten million people could face hunger in Kenya after a poor harvest, Kenya’s government warned on January 9, 2009. According to the Associated Press, the government declared a state of emergency to free up funds for food aid.
Published Jan 17, 2009
A line of thunderstorms with hurricane-force winds caused widespread damage to crops.
Published Aug 20, 2020Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Life Severe Storms Human Presence
A vegetation index image shows areas of above-average crop growth in northern Afghanistan, following beneficial rains in March and April 2009.
Published Jun 12, 2009
