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A Mid-winter Drought in Australia
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Published August 9, 2018
Eastern Australia has been hit particularly hard by drought, taking a toll on the region’s soil moisture and agriculture.
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Intensifying Drought in the American Southwest
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Published June 12, 2018
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.
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Dramatic Flooding in Eastern Africa
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Published May 11, 2018
Heavy rains have flooded the Shebelle River and affected hundreds of thousands of people in Somalia and Kenya.
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A Costly Drought in Argentina
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Published April 17, 2018
A hot, dry growing season has scorched soybean and corn crops in the Pampas.
Soil Moisture Satellite Observes Harvey’s Wrath
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Published August 31, 2017
Harvey dropped buckets of rain on areas that were already very dry or very wet.
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Soil Moisture in Ethiopia
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Published April 19, 2016
Following Ethiopia’s worst drought in decades, rainfall in 2016 is off to an uneven start.
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Freeze and Thaw in the North
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Published January 2, 2016
Nearly all fresh water at Earth’s highest northern latitudes is frozen. But just a short distance to the south, the landscape comes alive each year after the spring thaw.
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