For East Africa, 2005 was anything but a normal year. The long rainy season produced little rain, and the short rainy season failed altogether. The drought’s impact on vegetation can be seen in this vegetation index image.
Published Feb 1, 2006
Hot, dry weather from January through March 2007 wilted crops in southern Africa. The impact of the drought on vegetation throughout southern Africa is illustrated in this image.
Published Apr 14, 2007
Severe drought choked East Africa, particularly Kenya, though much of 2009. This image shows the cumulative effect of the drought on vegetation just as the drought-breaking rains began to fall in October.
Published Oct 31, 2009
Widespread drought in eastern Africa has withered the grass and other vegetation of northern Tanzania's famous Serengeti Plain in January 2006.
Published Jan 21, 2006
