Drought in the Northern Great Plains
A recent article by NASA’s Earth Observatory highlights the severity of the historic drought across Canada’s prairie provinces this summer.
“The Canadian Drought Monitor reported that by the end of September, 67 percent of Alberta was in moderate to severe drought, including 97 percent of the province’s agricultural land. Sixty-four percent of Saskatchewan and 43 percent of Manitoba were in moderate to exceptional drought, encompassing 100 percent of the agricultural land in both provinces. High temperatures and a lack of rain throughout the summer led to low yields of crops, especially wheat. Reduced feed for livestock has led some ranchers in the Canadian Prairies to cull their herds.”
Soil Moisture Anomalies Throughout the Northern Great Plains - by Lauren Dauphin, NASA