Using Long-Term Earth Observation Data to Reveal the Factors Contributing to the Early 2020 Desert Locust Upsurge and the Resulting Vegetation Loss

Massive desert locust swarms have been threatening and devouring natural vegetation and agricultural crops in East Africa and West Asia since 2019, and the event developed into a rare and globally concerning locust upsurge in early 2020. The breeding, maturation, concentration and migration of locus...

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Published in:	Remote Sensing
Main Authors:	Lei Wang, Wen Zhuo, Zhifang Pei, Xingyuan Tong, Wei Han, Shibo Fang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Subjects:	desert locust upsurge contributing factors vegetation loss long-term Earth observations remote sensing
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/4/680