Karamoja Beset with Drought

Poor harvests stemming from a prolonged dry spell have exacerbated food insecurity in northeastern Uganda.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. SRTM data from The 30-Meter SRTM Tile Downloader. Uganda boundary from The Humanitarian Data Exchange. International Boundaries from Department of State. Story by Lindsey Doermann.

Published October 23, 2023
Data acquired August 1 - 31, 2023

Sources:

Landsat 5

Landsat 7

Landsat 8

Landsat 9

Collections:

Food and Agriculture

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