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First in Line to Track Blue Water From Space

by Ana Barros 9 January 20236 February 2023

“Blue water” is the water in rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. A new NASA mission will track blue water levels globally at least once a month. Early Adopters are eager and ready to use the data!

Photograph of 2 people floating on the Madison Blue spring in northern Florida.
Posted inEditors' Vox

The Importance of Springs and Why Humanity Needs to Protect Them

by Matthew J. Currell and Brian G. Katz 30 November 202230 November 2022

A new book explores why springs are critical for humanity and ecosystems, the threats they are facing, and how we can act now to protect and restore them.

水流在大坝下翻腾。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

人类如何改变全球水资源

by Saima May Sidik 28 November 20221 March 2023

研究人员模拟研究了人类社会的八个关键方面对水文循环的影响。

A sunset casts pink hues onto clouds over a waterway, with trees silhouetted against the light.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Measuring the Ins and Outflows of Estuaries

by Saima May Sidik 8 November 20228 November 2022

Scientists modeled monitoring schemes in three different estuaries to determine instrument layouts that could effectively and efficiently measure exchanges of salt water and freshwater.

Un diagrama mostrando varios ciclos del agua en la Tierra. Se pueden observar en azul los reservorios del agua como los ríos, nubes, océanos y lagos.
Posted inNews

Este no es el ciclo del agua que conociste en tu infancia

by Jenessa Duncombe 27 October 202222 March 2023

El USGS (servicio geológico de los EE.UU.) acaba de sacar un diagrama del ciclo del agua completamente renovado, con los humanos como protagonistas.

Aerial view of tributaries entering a larger river with an inset close-up of aquatic plants
Posted inResearch Spotlights

High-Frequency Monitoring Reveals Riverine Nitrogen Removal

by Saima May Sidik 25 October 202226 October 2022

Years of daily readings provide an unprecedented view into how a submerged aquatic meadow kept nitrogen from reaching the St. Lawrence Estuary as well as insights on how climate change may alter it.

Diagram showing various water cycles on Earth.
Posted inNews

Not Your Childhood Water Cycle

by Jenessa Duncombe 13 October 202228 October 2022

The USGS just debuted a complete remaking of the water cycle diagram—with humans as headliners.

Water churns below a large dam.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How We’re Reshaping Global Water Storage

by Saima May Sidik 21 September 202228 November 2022

Researchers modeled and mapped how eight key aspects of human societies affect hydrological cycles.

A headwater stream flows down the side of a rocky and grassy mountainside under a blue sky.
Posted inOpinions

Protecting the Mountain Water Towers of Spain’s Sierra Nevada

by Bopaiah A. Biddanda, Manuel Villar-Argaiz and Juan Manuel Medina-Sánchez 16 September 202223 September 2022

Students and community members monitor the health of mountain water reserves, which capture and release water, evening out wet and dry periods downstream.

View of a lake in the distance with mud cracks in reddish soil in the foreground.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Surprise Hydrological Shifts Imperil Water Resources

by Sarah Stanley 15 September 202213 October 2022

Mounting evidence suggests the need for improved water planning strategies and revamped hydrological models.

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