DIEM Earthquakes in Afghanistan Impact Assessment

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The United Nations Data in Emergencies (DEIM) released a story map to present their impact assessment of the Afghanistan Earthquakes in early October. It highlights impacted and exposed cropland data, maps crop distribution and macrocosmic activity side by side, and quantifies lost farmland animals.

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