Using NASA Data to Monitor Drought and Food Insecurity

Released Monday, July 1, 2019

ID: 13242

- Produced by:
- Kathryn Mersmann
- Written by:
- Maria-Jose Vinas Garcia
- Visualizations by:
- Trent L. Schindler

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NASA’s satellite imagery and model forecasts play an important role in monitoring the performance of crops worldwide and preparing for food shortages. NASA's view from space helps government agencies forecast food insecurity, like during the drought in Southern Africa in 2018.

Music: Anticipating Outcomes by Simon Begg [PRS]

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Credits

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Producers
- Kathryn Mersmann (USRA)
- Ellen T. Gray (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
Writer
- Maria-Jose Vinas Garcia (Telophase)
Visualizer
- Trent L. Schindler (USRA)
Scientists
- Christa Peters-Lidard (NASA/GSFC)
- John D. Bolten (NASA/GSFC)
- Amy McNally (SAIC)

This page was originally published on Monday, July 1, 2019.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:45 PM EDT.

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