The Spread of Soy in South America

Grasslands, savannas, and dry forests have become popular places to grow soy.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Dauphin, using data from Potapov, Peter, et al. (2022). Story by Adam Voiland.

Published March 30, 2022
Data acquired 2003 - 2019

Sources:

Aqua > MODIS

Landsat 5 > TM

Landsat 7 > ETM+

Landsat 8 > OLI

Terra > MODIS