NASA images show drier Texas cotton fields in September 2026
NASA Earth Observatory compared Landsat views of farmland near Lubbock in September 2025 and September 2026.
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- The later image shows less green vegetation and mostly dry playa lakes, NASA reports.
The images document a visible change in the Lubbock-area landscape between the two dates.
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NASA Earth Observatory says the images were captured by the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8. Its September 22, 2025, image shows a patchwork of green and brown fields and playa lakes with varying amounts of water; the September 9, 2026, image appears parched, with less green vegetation and mostly dry lakes.
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NASA images show drier Texas cotton fields in September 2026NASA
NASA Earth Observatory compared Landsat views of farmland near Lubbock in September 2025 and September 2026.NASA
The later image shows less green vegetation and mostly dry playa lakes, NASA reports.NASA
The images document a visible change in the Lubbock-area landscape between the two dates.NASA
NASA Earth Observatory says the images were captured by the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8.NASA
Its September 22, 2025, image shows a patchwork of green and brown fields and playa lakes with varying amounts of water; the September 9, 2026, image appears parched, with less green vegetation and mostly dry lakes.NASA