ESSIC researcher Amy McNally's land surface modeling & water availability monitoring work is being utilized by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET). The work was featured in a mid-December 2015 FEWS NET special report entitled, "Illustrating the extent and severity of the 2015 drought." (McNally's research is specifically referenced in Maps 3 & 4 of the report labeled (source FEWS NET/NASA). These reports are used as decision support for humanitarian aid organizations e.g. USAID Food for Peace and the UN World Food Program.
![Figure 3. Monthly TPW anomaly time series shown in red for ERA5 and blue for MiRS SNPP, 2012-2021. The straight lines are the linear regression fits. [a] is for global, [b] for Tropics, and [c] for mid-latitude regions, respectively.](https://essic.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/grassotti-zhou-150x150.png)
