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Severe Drought in Southern Africa

One of the driest growing seasons in decades has decimated crops and left millions hungry.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Wanmei Liang, using data from the Climate Hazards Center, at the University of California, Santa Barbara. FEWS NET data on drought and food insecurity are available on their data portal; FEWS NET Land Data Assimilation System data products can also be accessed through NASA’s website and the NASA Giovanni portal. Story by Emily Cassidy.

Published April 22, 2024
Data acquired February 2024

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