People often say that borders are not visible from space. But the line between Kazakhstan and China couldn't be clearer if it were drawn on the sand.
Published Aug 16, 2014
Agricultural activities and mining occur side-by-side in the Republic of Kazakhstan. This scene is located in the Turgayskaya Oblast of central Kazakhstan, near the provincial capital of Arkalyk, where Russian spacecraft landings occur.
Published Nov 24, 2002
Shades of green change to brown as crops are gathered from the farmland around the Platte River.
Published Dec 7, 2014
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
Is that a tapestry or an agricultural scene from Canada?
Published Jan 23, 2012
All vegetation—crops and natural vegetation—on Canada’s central prairie was growing less than average, as indicated by the predominant shade of brown in these vegetation index images from July 2009.
Published Aug 13, 2009
This photograph from the International Space Station presents an almost surreal view of abundant green fields in the midst of a barren desert.
Published Mar 5, 2012
This vegetation index image shows how drought limited plant growth in southern Russia between June 26 and July 11, 2010.
Published Jul 24, 2010
Astronaut photograph of the diverse agricultural landscape in the western part of Minas Gerais state in Brazil.
Published Feb 21, 2011
