The impact of the drought on plants in Moldova and parts of Ukraine and Romania is illustrated by this pair of images. The images are vegetation anomaly images, which indicate how quickly plants were taking in light and growing.
Published Oct 6, 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
Drought dominated the 2011 growing season in northern Mexico, leading to crop failure and food shortages.
Published Jan 21, 2012
This spring and summer the Rocky Mountains have been relatively dry.
Published Aug 30, 2000
By the end of May 2008, millions faced hunger in eastern Ethiopia as crops failed and food prices soared.
Published Jun 2, 2008
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