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, 2013Kansas wetlands dry out across two rain-scarce summers.
Published Oct 7, 2012The GRACE satellites can detect the movement and depletion of water supplies at and below Earth’s surface.
Published Sep 20, 2012Coming off of the extreme floods of 2011, the river was approaching historic lows in the summer of 2012 near Memphis and along much of its lower reaches.
Published Aug 21, 2012July 2012 was the world’s 4th hottest July recorded since 1880.
Published Aug 17, 2012In a dry spell of historic proportions, more than half of the country faced severe or moderate drought.
Published Jul 17, 2012