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Unstable Precipitation Leads to Unstable Pastures

Fluctuations in rainfall are reducing the ability to sustain cattle on grazing lands.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using data courtesy of Sloat et al. (2018). Story by Kasha Patel.

Published February 22, 2019
Data acquired 1901 - 2014

Sources:
Aqua > MODIS
Model
Terra > MODIS
Collections:
Applied Sciences
Food and Agriculture