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A Reservoir Runs Dry

A reservoir in northern Mexico drops to less than one percent capacity amid a persistent and deepening drought that defies borders.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey and data from the North American Drought Monitor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Story by Sara E. Pratt.

Published July 22, 2022
Data acquired July 20, 2015 - July 7, 2022

Sources:
In situ Measurement
Landsat 8 > OLI