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Taking a Measure of Sea Level Rise: Gravimetry
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Published November 5, 2020
Scientists measure ice’s gravitational pull on a pair of satellites, allowing them to estimate ice loss and its contribution to sea level rise.
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Signs of Drought in European Groundwater
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Published June 25, 2020
Long-term rainfall deficits, heat waves, and increased evaporation have depleted some of the groundwater supply beneath central and eastern Europe.
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Record-Setting Precipitation Leaves U.S. Soils Soggy
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Published May 24, 2019
The continental United States recently finished its wettest twelve months in 124 years of modern recordkeeping.
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Soggy 2018 for the Eastern U.S.
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Published December 20, 2018
See where shallow groundwater has responded to the unusually wet conditions this year.
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The Himalaya Plot
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Published November 15, 2018
Twin satellites detect tiny changes in Earth’s gravity field, which can tell us a lot about the mass of a mountain range and the movement of the ice on top of it.
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Where to Place a Rainwater Harvesting System
Published July 27, 2018
Water shortages in the Middle East lead to sanitation issues in schools, resulting in periodic school closures. NASA is working to change that.
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Twin Satellites Map 14 Years of Freshwater Changes
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Published May 23, 2018
Wet landscapes are getting wetter and dry areas are getting drier due to a variety of factors, including water management, climate change, and natural cycles.
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A Dry Winter Brings Drought to the US
Published March 2, 2018
By late February 2018, an estimated 55 percent of the continental U.S. was classified as abnormally dry.
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