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Widespread Drought in Mexico

Nearly 85 percent of Mexico is experiencing drought, and water sources are dwindling.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Widespread Drought in Mexico.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey and Evaporative Stress Index data from SERVIR. Story by Kasha Patel.

Published May 4, 2021
Data acquired April 30, 2021

Sources:: Aqua > MODIS; Landsat 8 > OLI; Terra > MODIS