GRACE Stories
NASA Satellites Reveal Abrupt Drop in Global Freshwater Levels
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Earth’s total amount of freshwater dropped abruptly starting in May 2014 and has remained low ever since.
Article4 weeks ago
NASA-Funded Studies Explain How Climate Is Changing Earth’s Rotation
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Researchers used more than 120 years of data to decipher how melting ice, dwindling groundwater, and rising seas are nudging the planet’s spin axis and lengthening days. Days on Earth are growing slightly longer, and that change is accelerating. The…
Article5 months ago
NASA Satellites Find Snow Didn’t Offset Southwest US Groundwater Loss
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Record snowfall in recent years has not been enough to offset long-term drying conditions and increasing groundwater demands in the U.S. Southwest, according to a new analysis of NASA satellite data. Declining water levels in the Great Salt Lake and…
Article6 months ago