Increased Vegetation in the Sahara Desert
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Vegetation creeps north into the Sahara Desert following a recent episode of above average rainfall in some of the driest places on earth.
This imagery from JPSS satellites compares the growth of plant life from earlier this month to the same time last year.
Phenomena Foliage
Products Day Land Cloud
Instruments VIIRS
Timespan Start: 2023/09/07 12:00 - 2024/09/08 12:00