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Map of Land subsidence predictions in the western United States obtained via machine learning
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Machine Learning Predicts Subsidence from Groundwater Pumping

by Marc F. P. Bierkens 17 August 202031 March 2023

Machine learning and data on aquifer type, sediment thickness, and proxies for irrigation water use has been used to produce the most comprehensive map of land subsidence in the western U.S. to date.

Irrigation machinery sprays water on the green vegetation of a mango farm in South Africa.
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Minireservoirs Could Save Farmers with Sandy Soils

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 29 January 202031 October 2022

A recently revived subsurface water retention technology could conserve water and drastically increase crop yields in arid landscapes with sandy soils like sub-Saharan Africa.

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Massive Scale Evaporative Water Losses from Irrigation

by D. Scott Mackay 21 September 20189 May 2022

Evaporation can demonstrate the effects of crop irrigation on decadal trends in evapotranspiration at a regional spatial extent.

A Pakistani farmer checks his cell phone for weather updates and irrigation water estimates.
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Growing More with Less Using Cell Phones and Satellite Data

by F. Hossain, N. Biswas, M. Ashraf and A. Z. Bhatti 21 June 201719 October 2021

Researchers from the University of Washington and Pakistan are using 21st century technology to revive farming as a profitable profession in the Indus Valley.

A tractor sprays a soybean field.
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More Intense Rains in U.S. Midwest Tied to Farm Mechanization

Bas den Hond, Science Writer by Bas den Hond 28 April 201720 October 2021

Replacement of horses by machines since the 1940s allowed central U.S. farmers to change the crops they planted, which may have altered regional climate.

Asia-Irrigation-Affects-Africa-Rainfall
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How Irrigation in Asia Affects Rainfall in Africa

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 28 July 201619 October 2021

Up to 40% of the total rainfall in arid parts of East Africa may be caused by water vapor from farming practices in South Asia.

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Satellite Measurements May Help Real-Time Water Management

by Terri Cook 9 June 201530 March 2023

Upper Niger River study shows that satellite altimetry could help resource managers optimize reservoir releases even on ungauged rivers.

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