Dust Plumes Off Argentina

Credit: Jeff Schmaltz; MODIS team; NASA, Posted on: Saturday, 4 April 2009, 08:27 CDT Download full size image

Drought-ravaged Patagonia continued producing dust in late March 2009, continuing a pattern of activity from mid-March and late January 2009. South American crops were hit hard by drought in early 2009. Historically, Brazil and Argentina have been the world’s largest exporters of corn, after the United States. By March 2009, corn exports appeared even lower than originally forecast. Soybean crops were also expected to suffer significant declines, even though March rains brought relief to some regions. As evident from this image, however, the ground remained parched just north of Golfo San Matías.

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