# When Drought Threatens Crops: NASA’s Role in Famine Warnings

> NASA describes how its satellite imagery and model forecasts help agencies monitor crop performance and prepare for food shortages. The article highlights southern Africa, where drought persists from the 2018-2019 maize season and puts millions at risk of famine.

- Date: 2019-07-01 · published 2019-07-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57999-when-drought-threatens-crops-nasa-s-role-in-famine-warnings
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The piece is background on drought monitoring rather than a new supply event, so it has little direct price impact on feed markets.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-08-25 | [Corn, Soybeans Thrive While Drought Hits Other Crops Harder - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13063-corn-soybeans-thrive-while-drought-hits-other-crops-harder-agweb.md) | +1.9% | +7.4% |
| CORN | 2018-01-10 | [Beginning of Year Drought Ratings vs. Yield Deviations for Major Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66843-beginning-of-year-drought-ratings-vs-yield-deviations-for-major-crops.md) | +1.1% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2017-08-10 | [How will summer drought and this fall’s corn crop affect feeder cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69610-how-will-summer-drought-and-this-fall-s-corn-crop-affect-feeder-cattle.md) | -4.5% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2021-06-21 | [Drought Stress: When Does it Start Stealing Yield from Corn and Soybeans?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46416-drought-stress-when-does-it-start-stealing-yield-from-corn-and-soybeans.md) | -3.3% | -8.0% |
| CORN | 2021-12-27 | [La Nina, Drought Highlight Weather Events in 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13399-la-nina-drought-highlight-weather-events-in-2021.md) | -1.3% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- science.nasa.gov: https://science.nasa.gov/earth/natural-disasters/droughts/when-drought-threatens-crops-nasas-role-in-famine-warnings/

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