Eyes on Earth Episode 9 – Famine Early Warning

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Summary: Nearly 85 million people around the world are currently considered “food insecure,” and that figure continues to grow. Remote sensing technology enables scientists to feed data into the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), which in turn can issue alerts that guide the distribution of humanitarian aid. In this episode of Eyes on Earth, we hear from an EROS climate scientist who works with the Network to predict drought and famine.

Guest: Chris Funk, USGS EROS Research Geographer

Host: Steve Young

Producer: Brian Hauge

Release date: Nov. 18, 2019

More on FEWS NET: 

• Famine Early Warning Systems Network (home)
• Early Warning and Environmental Monitoring (EROS)
• EROS Center News - Improved Forecasting Tools Offer Early Warning for Drought