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A Little Water Goes a Long Way
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A Little Water Goes a Long Way

The tiny amount of water vapor in our atmosphere has an outsized influence on the planet as a potent greenhouse gas.

Published Oct 7, 2010

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The Water Planet
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The Water Planet

Earth is a water planet. Three-quarters of the planet’s surface covered by ice or oceans, and the sky is filled with clouds.

Published Oct 2, 2010

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First Light for NPP
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First Light for NPP

A sensor on the United States' newest weather and climate satellite can depict the vertical and horizontal distribution of water vapor in the atmosphere.

Published Nov 12, 2011

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Water Use On Idaho’s Snake River Plain
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Water Use On Idaho’s Snake River Plain

Natural vegetation and irrigated farmland along the Snake River Plain in Idaho use dramatically different amounts of water during the growing season.

Published Jan 26, 2010

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The Amazon Makes its Own Wet Season
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The Amazon Makes its Own Wet Season

Satellite measurements of heavy isotopes in water vapor help solve a mystery of the rainforest.

Published Oct 31, 2017

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A Global Water Hyacinth Invasion
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A Global Water Hyacinth Invasion

A new study found that the abundance of these floating plants has increased due to urbanization.

Published Sep 2, 2020

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Freshwater Stores Shrank in Tigris-Euphrates Basin
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Freshwater Stores Shrank in Tigris-Euphrates Basin

An arid region grew even drier between 2003 and 2009 due to human consumption of water for drinking and agriculture.

Published Mar 13, 2013

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The Gravity of Water
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The Gravity of Water

In much of the world, differences in seasonal precipitation—and in how that water gets stored on land—are big enough to affect Earth’s gravity field.

Published Oct 22, 2010

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Relative Humidity in the Upper Troposphere
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Relative Humidity in the Upper Troposphere

Using instruments aboard NASA’s Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite(UARS), scientists measured humidity high in the atmosphere.

Published Mar 16, 2004

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Ancient Waterways in Morocco
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Ancient Waterways in Morocco

Underground channels have supplied towns in southeastern Morocco for centuries.

Published Nov 19, 2016

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Moisture Pummels the Pacific Northwest
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Moisture Pummels the Pacific Northwest

Following an exceptionally wet January, an atmospheric river carried even more moisture into the region in February.

Published Feb 7, 2020

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"Fossil Water" in Libya

Published Apr 12, 2006

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Amistad Reservoir
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Amistad Reservoir

Published Sep 1, 2003

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Global Groundwater Basins in Distress
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Global Groundwater Basins in Distress

About one third of Earth’s large groundwater basins are being rapidly depleted by human consumption even though we have little accurate data about how much water remains in them.

Published Jul 24, 2015

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Soil Moisture Maps
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Soil Moisture Maps

Published Sep 5, 2003

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