Using NASA Data to Monitor Drought and Food Insecurity

July 9, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment

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 credit: Anticipating Outcomes by Simon Begg [PRS]
Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Kathryn Mersmann (USRA): Lead Producer
Maria-Jose Vinas Garcia (Telophase): Lead Writer
Ellen T. Gray (ADNET): Producer
Trent L. Schindler (USRA): Lead Visualizer
Christa Peters-Lidard (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
John D. Bolten (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Amy McNally (SAIC): Scientist