Iraq: Satellite Imagery and Climate Change: Monitoring the Impact of Drought in Iraq [Photos]

Jun 17, 2022 | Yann Daoulas, Kermap
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The “land between two rivers” appears on the brink of desertification as extreme heat episodes induced by climate change exacerbate drought, itself linked to years of armed conflicts, cross-border water wars and a legacy of resource mismanagement. The whole country has been reeling under heat and failed rains during the past two years, leading to massive land transformations which can be observed from space. The extent of this degradation is made strikingly visible on Nimbo Maps, the chronological Earth observation platform published by Kermap, using Sentinel imagery from the European Union’s Copernicus programme.