Remote sensing Archives

August 21, 2026

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

ASU-led study sharpens Colorado River forecasts as Arizona faces deepening water cuts

May 28, 2026

Satellite data tracks hidden water dynamics across the basin, improving predictions critical for drought planning By Faith Kearns, Arizona State...

GRIST: Why thinning a forest could get you more drinking water

Grist

Wildfires and watersheds

March 6, 2026

Scientists have shown how actively managing forests to prevent wildfires can also boost the snowpack, a critical source of hydration...

UTA research helps Los Angeles understand hidden water impacts long after fires end

Guest Contributor

Wildfires and watersheds

January 26, 2026

Why California turned to University of Texas at Arlington after devastating wildfires By Brian Lopez, University of Texas at Arlington...

EOS: Satellite radar advances could transform global snow monitoring

American Geophysical Union

Planning and management

January 6, 2026

The recent SnowEx campaign and the new NISAR satellite mission are lighting the way to high-resolution snowpack monitoring and improved...

NASA satellite data show decrease in Colorado River Basin aquifers

NASA/JPL

Colorado River

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

NASA/JPL

Ecosystems

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,...

USGS: Causes and consequences of flooding in California’s Central Valley

USGS

Planning and management

June 24, 2025

From USGS Ecosystems Land Change Science Program: USGS researchers are leveraging advances in satellite-based monitoring to better characterize and predict...

NASA Sensor on Space Station Eyes Contamination off California Coast

NASA/JPL

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...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Flooding in Central Valley offers key opportunities for groundwater recharge

Desert Research Institute

Groundwater News

June 11, 2025

The research used satellite imagery to identify where winter flooding occurs, which can improve flood risk awareness and inform how...

EOS: Rising concerns of climate extremes and land subsidence impacts

American Geophysical Union

Climate change Groundwater News Science

June 10, 2025

Increasing interplay among extreme events and land subsidence impacts calls for urgent mitigation and policy action to reduce detrimental ramifications...