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A Costly Drought in Argentina

A hot, dry growing season has scorched soybean and corn crops in the Pampas.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story A Costly Drought in Argentina.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using soil moisture data courtesy of JPL and the SMAP Science Team, and MODIS data from LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published April 17, 2018
Data acquired April 3, 2017 - April 6, 2018

Sources:: SMAP; Terra > MODIS