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Drought in Argentina
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Drought in Argentina

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

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A Mid-winter Drought in Australia
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A Mid-winter Drought in Australia

Eastern Australia has been hit particularly hard by drought, taking a toll on the region’s soil moisture and agriculture.

Published Aug 9, 2018

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Drought Has Disappeared from Much of the U.S.
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Drought Has Disappeared from Much of the U.S.

The U.S. Drought Monitor reports its lowest levels in 17 years.

Published May 5, 2017

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Drought Recorded Across Half of the U.S.
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Drought Recorded Across Half of the U.S.

Severe to extreme drought persists in the Southwest and the Plains in May 2014.

Published May 13, 2014

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Drought in Texas
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Drought in Texas

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

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Measuring Drought in South America
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Measuring Drought in South America

Twin satellites are assessing the state of soil moisture and groundwater on the continent and around the world.

Published Apr 6, 2020

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Drought Persists in the U.S. Southwest
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Drought Persists in the U.S. Southwest

Drought conditions in 2018 are extreme over the Four Corners region of the United States.

Published Nov 8, 2018

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Drought Persists in the American Southwest
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Drought Persists in the American Southwest

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

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Intensifying Drought in the American Southwest
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Intensifying Drought in the American Southwest

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

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A Dry Winter Brings Drought to the US
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A Dry Winter Brings Drought to the US

By late February 2018, an estimated 55 percent of the continental U.S. was classified as abnormally dry.

Published Mar 2, 2018

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Signs of Drought in European Groundwater
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Signs of Drought in European Groundwater

Long-term rainfall deficits, heat waves, and increased evaporation have depleted some of the groundwater supply beneath central and eastern Europe.

Published Jun 25, 2020

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Drought Continues to Grip Southern California
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Drought Continues to Grip Southern California

While autumn rains offered some relief to Northern California, drought still reigns in the southern part of the state.

Published Nov 16, 2016

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A Third of the U.S. Faces Drought
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A Third of the U.S. Faces Drought

The failure of the summer monsoon and other moisture carrying systems has parched more than 90 percent of some states.

Published Aug 13, 2020

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NASA Soil Moisture Data Advances Global Crop Forecasts
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NASA Soil Moisture Data Advances Global Crop Forecasts

The amount of water contained in the top few centimeters of soil is small on a global scale, but it is critical for agriculture analysts trying to monitor commodity production and humanitarian need.

Published Jun 2, 2018

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Drought in Iraq
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Drought in Iraq

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

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