El Niño Forecast to Contribute to Food Insecurity

Shifting rainfall patterns are projected to leave millions of people without consistent access to food in late 2023 and early 2024.

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NASA Earth Observatory maps by Michala Garrison, using Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) data on crop yield impacts, which are based on FAOSTAT country-level crop yields, and forecast soil moisture percentile data for southern Africa from FEWS NET Land Data Assimilation (FLDAS). Story by Emily Cassidy.

Published October 30, 2023
Data acquired 2023

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