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Another Lean Season in the Grand Sud

Persistent drought in southern Madagascar is fueling food shortages in the arid region.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Dauphin using data courtesy of Ritvik Sahajpal/University of Maryland/NASA Harvest, and Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published October 11, 2022
Data acquired September 17, 2021 - September 16, 2022

Sources:
In situ Measurement
Landsat 5 > TM
Landsat 7 > ETM+
Landsat 8 > OLI
Landsat 9 > OLI-2
Collections:
Applied Sciences
Food and Agriculture