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Long-term rainfall deficits, heat waves, and increased evaporation have depleted some of the groundwater supply beneath central and eastern Europe.
Published Jun 25, 2020
The GRACE satellites can detect the movement and depletion of water supplies at and below Earth’s surface.
Published Sep 20, 2012
The failure of the summer monsoon and other moisture carrying systems has parched more than 90 percent of some states.
Published Aug 13, 2020
At the surface, moisture is more abundant than in 2012. But time will tell if it seeps down to restore aquifers parched by drought.
Published Jun 18, 2013
Eastern Australia has been hit particularly hard by drought, taking a toll on the region’s soil moisture and agriculture.
Published Aug 9, 2018Image of the Day Land Water Drought Human Presence Remote Sensing
Dry conditions at the surface in the continental United States are mirrored underground in many places.
Published Jul 24, 2014
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
A hot, dry growing season has scorched soybean and corn crops in the Pampas.
Published Apr 17, 2018
The U.S. Drought Monitor reports its lowest levels in 17 years.
Published May 5, 2017
A study using historical data and 17 climate models projects that decades-long droughts will become much more likely if greenhouse gas emissions continue at their current rate.
Published Feb 15, 2015
If no significant rain falls in May 2020, the country could face a drought for the third summer in a row.
Published May 1, 2020
The amount of water contained in the top few centimeters of soil is small on a global scale, but it is critical for agriculture analysts trying to monitor commodity production and humanitarian need.
Published Jun 2, 2018
Drought conditions in 2018 are extreme over the Four Corners region of the United States.
Published Nov 8, 2018
