GRACE Stories
The Human Fingerprint on Earth’s Water Cycle
6 min read
Human activities have become intertwined with how water is distributed across the continents. A new study brings their effects into sharper focus.
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NASA Watches Earth’s Weight, Finds Center of Mass
5 min read
Seasonal changes redistribute enough water around Earth to shift the planet’s center of mass back and forth by fractions of an inch relative to its geometric center. NASA scientists are on the case, tracking the oscillations because Earth’s center of…
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NASA Satellites Reveal Abrupt Drop in Global Freshwater Levels
4 min read
Earth’s total amount of freshwater dropped abruptly starting in May 2014 and has remained low ever since.
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