http://www.earlywarning.nl/Maps providing monthly updated, near real time, distributed information on rainfall, actual evapotranspiration, radiation, drought and desertification indices, and crop yield forecasts for Africa and Europe. Includes methodology discussions and links to similar resources.Climate Change > DesertificationQuantification of drought, crop growth and the estimation of irrigation needs for Africa and Europe.
Assessment by Satellite Technology [FAST]
Portugal and almost whole Spain suffer from lack of precipitation.
growth is below average due to drought for the northern countries
The crop yields for Zimbabwe and Botswana are expected to be
between 6 and 11% below average. In contrast the
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Smithsonian Institution electronic exhibit about deserts and other arid and sub-humid environments, emphasizing desertification and other degradation and its consequences.
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