https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/food-crisis-grows-from-dry-soils-145116/
Food Crisis Grows from Dry Soils - NASA Science
Jan 31, 2026 - Drought is apparent across much of East Africa after seasonal rains failed to deliver much moisture to the region.
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https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/newly-discovered-trait-helps-plants-grow-deeper-roots-dry-compacted-soils
Newly discovered trait helps plants grow deeper roots in dry, compacted soils | Penn State...
A previously unknown root trait allows some cereal plants to grow deeper roots capable of punching through dry, hard, compacted soils, according to Penn State...
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antarctic-science/article/abs/effects-of-extreme-cold-and-aridity-on-soils-and-habitability-mcmurdo-dry-valleys-as-an-analogue-for-the-mars-phoenix-landing-site/42A3E5CF6F513E5721384DFC01983C4B
Effects of extreme cold and aridity on soils and habitability: McMurdo Dry Valleys as an analogue...
Effects of extreme cold and aridity on soils and habitability: McMurdo Dry Valleys as an analogue for the Mars Phoenix landing site - Volume 24 Issue 3