Drought conditions in 2018 are extreme over the Four Corners region of the United States.
Published Nov 8, 2018
The failure of the summer monsoon and other moisture carrying systems has parched more than 90 percent of some states.
Published Aug 13, 2020
Temperatures across much of the region in 2018 have been well above the norms, while precipitation has been well below—a recipe for struggling farmers and concerned forest fire managers.
Published Jun 12, 2018
Extreme heat helped push as much as 26 percent of the contiguous United States into drought in July 2011. This image shows the impact on plants throughout the month.
Published Aug 11, 2011
By late February 2018, an estimated 55 percent of the continental U.S. was classified as abnormally dry.
Published Mar 2, 2018
The Dolmen de Guadalperal resurfaced after five decades underwater.
Published Sep 19, 2019
Bright blues and greens of potash evaporation ponds contrast with sandy surroundings at Lop Nur in May 2011.
Published Jun 19, 2011
Dry conditions at the surface in the continental United States are mirrored underground in many places.
Published Jul 24, 2014
The U.S. Drought Monitor reports its lowest levels in 17 years.
Published May 5, 2017
More than 64 million people are directly affected by drought in the Southwest and Southern Plains, and far more are indirectly affected because of the vast number of farms, orchards, and ranches that supply the rest of the United States.
Published Nov 27, 2014
A milky hue in the ocean hints that meltwater has left the ice sheet.
Published Oct 1, 2014
Acquired April 16, 2013, these images show multiple dust plumes over the Four Corners region.
Published Apr 19, 2013
Most of Texas is brown in this vegetation index image, revealing the negative impact drought had on plants in August 2009.
Published Aug 12, 2009
