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Tracking Water for the Navajo Nation
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Tracking Water for the Navajo Nation

A new web tool designed by NASA applied scientists could help the tribe anticipate and respond to drought.

Published Apr 20, 2020

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Drought Persists in the American Southwest
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Drought Persists in the American Southwest

More than 64 million people are directly affected by drought in the Southwest and Southern Plains, and far more are indirectly affected because of the vast number of farms, orchards, and ranches that supply the rest of the United States.

Published Nov 27, 2014

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Drought Has Disappeared from Much of the U.S.
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Drought Has Disappeared from Much of the U.S.

The U.S. Drought Monitor reports its lowest levels in 17 years.

Published May 5, 2017

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Thanksgiving and New York City
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Thanksgiving and New York City

The most populous city in the United States has several connections to this national holiday.

Published Nov 28, 2013

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Drought Continues to Grip Southern California
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Drought Continues to Grip Southern California

While autumn rains offered some relief to Northern California, drought still reigns in the southern part of the state.

Published Nov 16, 2016

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Drought Persists in the U.S. Southwest
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Drought Persists in the U.S. Southwest

Drought conditions in 2018 are extreme over the Four Corners region of the United States.

Published Nov 8, 2018

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New York City and East Coast City Lights
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New York City and East Coast City Lights

Bright city lights along the coastline and interior delineate the eastern coast of the United States at night.

Published Apr 13, 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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Drought Dries Elephant Butte Reservoir
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Drought Dries Elephant Butte Reservoir

The volume of water in New Mexico’s largest reservoir has dropped to historic lows due to drought and persistent demand.

Published Jul 26, 2013

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Parched New England
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Parched New England

A dry summer is giving farmers in the Northeast one of their toughest seasons in years.

Published Sep 13, 2016

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Water Levels Still Dropping Near São Paulo
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Water Levels Still Dropping Near São Paulo

Satellite imagery shows reservoirs still perilously low in the midst of Brazil’s rainy season.

Published Mar 7, 2015

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Drought Shrinking São  Paulo Reservoirs
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Drought Shrinking São Paulo Reservoirs

Water supplies are near historically low levels in southeastern Brazil.

Published Oct 23, 2014

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Lake Mead in Drought
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Lake Mead in Drought

Published Jun 11, 2004

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Angkor Ruins
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Angkor Ruins

Published Nov 14, 2004

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Drought Recorded Across Half of the U.S.
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Drought Recorded Across Half of the U.S.

Severe to extreme drought persists in the Southwest and the Plains in May 2014.

Published May 13, 2014

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New York City
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New York City

This false-color satellite image shows greater New York City. The Island of Manhattan is bordered by the Hudson River to the west and the East River to the east. In the middle of Manhattan, Central Park appears as a long green rectangle running roughly north-south with a large lake in the middle. Also visible are parts of Staten Island and Long Island.

Published Aug 4, 2003

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Groundwater Deficit Out West
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Groundwater Deficit Out West

Dry conditions at the surface in the continental United States are mirrored underground in many places.

Published Jul 24, 2014

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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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California Reservoirs Rise from Drought to Deluge
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California Reservoirs Rise from Drought to Deluge

Reservoirs, lakes, and mountainsides are brimming with water and snow, though scientists caution that underground aquifers are a long way from having the same bounty.

Published Apr 21, 2017

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Drought in Texas
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Drought in Texas

Most of Texas is brown in this vegetation index image, revealing the negative impact drought had on plants in August 2009.

Published Aug 12, 2009

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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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The Golden-Brown State
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The Golden-Brown State

The typically green valleys and snow-covered mountains of California have grown dusty after three years of drought.

Published Jul 18, 2014

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Water Levels in Lake Powell
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Water Levels in Lake Powell

In the 1950s, construction began on the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River in northern Arizona. The dam created Lake Powell: a long, skinny, meandering reservoir straddling the Arizona-Utah border. Ingenuity of human design, however, did not protect this massive reservoir from the drought that struck much of the southwestern United States between 2000 and 2007.

Published Oct 17, 2007

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Water Shortage in Western Cape
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Water Shortage in Western Cape

Reservoirs in the South African province are low after three years of unusually dry weather.

Published Nov 7, 2017

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Fresh Water for Shanghai
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Fresh Water for Shanghai

The fast-growing city has polluted waterways and a growing demand for clean tap water.

Published Apr 11, 2017

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Drought in California’s Central Valley
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Drought in California’s Central Valley

Dark brown squares mark fields that would ordinarily support irrigated crops in California’s Central Valley in this vegetation image. In 2009, a lack of water meant that the crops were not growing well or the fields lay fallow.

Published Aug 16, 2009

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