Related to #451 Community references: - [NEP-29](https://numpy.org/neps/nep-0029-deprecation_policy.html) says numpy drops support for Python 3.8 in April 2023. - [pyproj](https://github.com/pyproj4/pyproj/issues/1111) - [rasterio](https://github.com/rasterio/rasterio/issues/2773) - [geocube](https://github.com/corteva/geocube/issues/136) - [xarray](https://github.com/pydata/xarray/pull/7461) Note: This means rasterio pin will be moved to 1.2+ as wheels for Python 3.9 were not added to pypi until then [ref](https://pypi.org/project/rasterio/1.2.0/#files).
