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Soil Moisture in the United States
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Soil Moisture in the United States

Views from the ground and from space are helping scientists understand how soil moisture affects U.S. agriculture.

Published Nov 25, 2015

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Signs of Drought in European Groundwater
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Signs of Drought in European Groundwater

Long-term rainfall deficits, heat waves, and increased evaporation have depleted some of the groundwater supply beneath central and eastern Europe.

Published Jun 25, 2020

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NASA Soil Moisture Data Advances Global Crop Forecasts
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NASA Soil Moisture Data Advances Global Crop Forecasts

The amount of water contained in the top few centimeters of soil is small on a global scale, but it is critical for agriculture analysts trying to monitor commodity production and humanitarian need.

Published Jun 2, 2018

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Looking for Salt, Seeing Soil Moisture
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Looking for Salt, Seeing Soil Moisture

The Aquarius instrument was designed to study ocean salinity, but it is also making an important contribution to studies of the water cycle on land.

Published Jul 15, 2014

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Soil Moisture Around the World
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Soil Moisture Around the World

Satellite sensors uncover a global view of the water hidden between soil particles.

Published Nov 12, 2015

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Intensifying Drought in the American Southwest
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Intensifying Drought in the American Southwest

Temperatures across much of the region in 2018 have been well above the norms, while precipitation has been well below—a recipe for struggling farmers and concerned forest fire managers.

Published Jun 12, 2018

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Measuring Drought in South America
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Measuring Drought in South America

Twin satellites are assessing the state of soil moisture and groundwater on the continent and around the world.

Published Apr 6, 2020

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Despite Rain, Drought Lingers in the United States
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Despite Rain, Drought Lingers in the United States

Though a series of winter storms provided some relief, a pair of satellites operated by NASA shows that groundwater supplies remained unusually low in many parts of the country.

Published Jan 19, 2013

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A Costly Drought in Argentina
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A Costly Drought in Argentina

A hot, dry growing season has scorched soybean and corn crops in the Pampas.

Published Apr 17, 2018

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A Third of the U.S. Faces Drought
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A Third of the U.S. Faces Drought

The failure of the summer monsoon and other moisture carrying systems has parched more than 90 percent of some states.

Published Aug 13, 2020

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Signs of the U.S. Drought Are Underground
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Signs of the U.S. Drought Are Underground

The GRACE satellites can detect the movement and depletion of water supplies at and below Earth’s surface.

Published Sep 20, 2012

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Soil Moisture Maps
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Soil Moisture Maps

Published Sep 5, 2003

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A Dry Winter Brings Drought to the US
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A Dry Winter Brings Drought to the US

By late February 2018, an estimated 55 percent of the continental U.S. was classified as abnormally dry.

Published Mar 2, 2018

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