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NASA data feeds river forecasts as snow drought effects linger

August 21, 2026

By Emily DeMarco, NASA As the effects of the 2026 snow drought in the western United States carry into summer,...

NASA: El Niño alters marine life in the Pacific

August 11, 2026

From JPL: As of June 2026, El Niño has officially arrived. This naturally recurring phenomenon is characterized by warmer-than-normal water temperatures...

NASA: Analysis shows La Niña limited sea level rise in 2025

February 5, 2026

From NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory: A mild La Niña caused greater rainfall over the Amazon basin, which offset rising sea...

NASA satellite data show decrease in Colorado River Basin aquifers

December 5, 2025

Researchers used data from the GRACE/GRACE-FO platform to estimate that the region has lost a combined 34 cubic kilometers of...

NASA data powers new tool to protect water supply after fires

Wildfires and watersheds

September 25, 2025

By Emily DeMarco, NASA When wildfires scorch a landscape, the flames are just the beginning. NASA is helping communities across...

NASA EARTH OBSERVATORY: Arizona’s declining groundwater

July 21, 2025

By NASA’s Earth Observatory By measuring the gravitational pull of water for more than two decades, NASA satellites have peered...

NASA: By air and by sea: Validating NASA’s PACE ocean color instrument

June 30, 2025

By Milan Loiacono, NASA In autumn 2024, California’s Monterey Bay experienced an outsized phytoplankton bloom that attracted fish, dolphins, whales, seabirds,...

NASA Sensor on Space Station Eyes Contamination off California Coast

Science Water quality

June 19, 2025

Proof-of-concept results from the mouth of the Tijuana River in San Diego County show how an instrument called EMIT could...

NASA tracks snowmelt to improve water management

April 25, 2025

By Erica Heim, NASA As part of a science mission tracking one of Earth’s most precious resources – water – NASA’s...

NASA takes to the air to study wildflowers

March 26, 2025

For many plant species, flowering is biologically synced with the seasons. Scientists are clocking blooms to understand our ever-changing planet....

NASA Uses Advanced Radar to Track Groundwater in California

Groundwater News

March 20, 2025

By Emily DeMarco, NASA Where California’s towering Sierra Nevada surrender to the sprawling San Joaquin Valley, a high-stakes detective story...

NASA: FARMing with data: OpenET launches new tool for farmers and ranchers

March 5, 2025

By Milan Loiacono, Science Communication Specialist A NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)-supported research and development team is making it...

NASA EARTH OBSERVATORY: Where California’s land is sinking and rising

Groundwater News

February 25, 2025

By NASA’s Earth Observatory As part of a broader effort to improve understanding of sea level rise, researchers have published...

NASA-led study pinpoints areas sinking, rising along California coast

Climate change Science

February 11, 2025

The elevation changes may seem small — amounting to fractions of inches per year — but they can increase or...

NASA scientists find new human-caused shifts in global water cycle

Climate change Hydrology Science

January 21, 2025

By Erica McNamee, NASA In a recently published paper, NASA scientists use nearly 20 years of observations to show that...

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