In May 2019, after the wettest 12 months ever recorded in the Mississippi River Basin, the region was bearing the weight of 8 to 12 inches (200 to 300 millimeters) more water than average. New data ...

Researchers at Ohio State University have published a warning that glaciers across High Mountain Asia are losing mass at a ...

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Florida is among the wettest U.S. states, but that doesn't mean it is drought-free. Nearly all of Florida faced at least ...

The amount of freshwater found on our planet has dropped significantly in the last decade, NASA satellites have found. An international team of scientists reviewed observations taken by the Gravity ...

NASA GRACE (2002-2017) and GRACE Follow-On (GRACE-FO; 2018-present) satellite missions consist of two identical satellites following each other at a distance of about 200 km in the same polar orbit at ...

After years of intense drought and diminishing groundwater, California just saw its greatest year-over-year water gains in two decades, according to data from the GRACE-FO (Gravity Recovery and ...

This map shows the years that terrestrial water storage hit a 22-year minimum (i.e., the land was driest) at each location, based on data from the GRACE and GRACE/FO satellites. A significantly large ...

U.S. and German satellites captured stunning images that show the stark contrast between California’s water levels over the last year, which were massively impacted by one of the rainiest seasons on ...

Monitoring Antarctic ice dynamics is key to predicting sea level rise. NASA's satellite missions provide vital data on ice ...