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NASA Open Science Initiative Expands OpenET Across Amazon Basin
The research teams who help sustain the largest freshwater reserve in the world are developing a new tool to promote more resilient farming systems in Brazil. The goal is to help farmers better handle changes in the water cycle, deal…
STELLA: NASA’s DIY Educational Gadget for Measuring Plant Health
STELLA is a handheld gizmo not much bigger than a smartphone, but at the press of a button, it can provide a numerical readout of the overall health of a plant it’s pointed at. It may sound like Star Trek’s…
NASA Data Helps Bangladeshi Farmers Save Water, Money, Energy
Through the Integrated Rice Advisory System program, researchers use NASA and other satellite data to deliver information to Bangladeshi farmers about how much water they are using, how much they have, and how much their crops need.
Researchers Become “Beaver Believers” After Measuring the Impacts of Rewilding
Researchers are using NASA Earth observations to monitor impacts of beaver restoration on water availability in drought-prone ecosystems.
NASA Engages U.S. Farmers: Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth
NASA is increasing its decades-long investment in U.S. agriculture through the launch of NASA Acres, a new consortium that will unite physical, social, and economic scientists with leaders in agriculture from public and private sectors
Next up to Continue NASA/USGS’s Landsat Legacy
With a trio of smaller satellites that can each detect 26 wavelengths of light and thermal energy, the Landsat Next mission is expected to look very different from its predecessors that have been observing Earth for 50 years. This new…
NASA Scientists Map Global Salt Marsh Losses and Their Carbon Impact
According to a new NASA-led study, the world has lost 561 square miles (1,453 square kilometers) of salt marshes over the past 20 years. In a recent research paper, scientists described the first consistent global accounting of salt marsh locations…
Satellites Help Scientists Track Dramatic Wetlands Loss in Louisiana
New research uses NASA satellite observations and advanced computing to chronicle wetlands lost (and found) around the globe. From Lake Pontchartrain to the Texas border, Louisiana has lost enough wetlands since the mid-1950s to cover the entire state of Rhode…
Eyes on the Snow as Water Supplies Dwindle
As the American West suffers a 22-year-long “megadrought” that researchers say is the worst in at least 1,200 years, water managers now have a new level of insight into just how much water will be available for their communities. Water…
How Scientists Used Acoustic Soundscapes and NASA Satellite Data to Assess the Health of the Amazon Rainforest
From space, parts of the Amazon rainforest that have previously been logged or burned may look fully recovered with a healthy, lush, and green canopy. They may seem to be places buzzing with activity and full of sounds. But inside the…