There’s an interesting article on Environmental Research Web that discusses an effort to survey key researchers to compile feedback on ways that the Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) can be improved. The system was created in 1985 by the U.S. Agency for International Development and contains satellite remote sensing and weather data. The survey shows an interest in rainfall, crop yield estimates, vegetation, soil moisture and flooding data, with more current forecasts of weather information.
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