Shifting rainfall patterns are projected to leave millions of people without consistent access to food in late 2023 and early 2024.
Published Oct 30, 2023
The most severe drought in 70 years of record keeping threatens the Horn of Africa with famine.
Published Dec 13, 2022
Diminished rainfall, combined with soaring temperatures, has jeopardized the food security and energy supplies of millions of people in the region.
Published Dec 16, 2019
A serious drought has flared up across half of the United States—a familiar story for the past two decades.
Published Dec 11, 2020Image of the Day Land Water Drought Remote Sensing Temperature Extremes
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
Dry conditions are bringing food insecurity to several countries.
Published Mar 20, 2019Image of the Day Land Life Water Drought Human Presence Remote Sensing
While autumn rains offered some relief to Northern California, drought still reigns in the southern part of the state.
Published Nov 16, 2016
Hot and dry conditions associated with a strong El Niño left experts wondering if a record agricultural drought was in the works.
Published Feb 3, 2016
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
Drought is apparent across much of East Africa after seasonal rains failed to deliver much moisture to the region.
Published May 30, 2019
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