This post shows the use of satellite imagery to chronicle how natural and man-made events (floods, fires, and wasting droughts) contribute to the success and failure of the agricultural economy responsible for shaping and sustaining the livelihoods of millions of Africans. All images are from the NASA Earth Observatory.
Southern Africa flooding February 2011
Zambezi river flooding, Zambia and Namibia, February 2011
Drought in East Africa, Image taken in January 2010,
Fires in Okavango delta, Botswana, October 2010.
Flooded Oueme river, Benin, October 2010.
Revived and Flooded Boteti River, Botswana., September 2010.
Bush burning, Angola and DRC, June 2010.
Flooded Pungue river, Mozambique, March 2010
Flooding in North-central Tanzania, January 2010.
Agricultural fires across West Africa, December 2009.
Fires in and around Mozambique, September 2009.
Flooding in West Africa, September 2009.
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