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The Genesis Mission Needs Hydrology: Here’s How to Incorporate It
By positioning water security as one of the “most challenging problems of this century,” the Genesis Mission can become the sandbox in which AI reshapes how the United States measures, models, and manages water.
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The Multi-Faceted Water Footprint of Data Centers
Data centers powering artificial intelligence consume significant amounts of water, highlighting the need for greater transparency regarding water use in both existing and planned facilities.
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These Underprotected Brazilian Wetlands Store Carbon with Staggering Density
The Cerrado, largely overlooked in climate science and policy, is a critical carbon sink, according to new research.
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A Road Map to Truly Sustainable Water Systems in Space
Future astronauts need efficient, durable, and trustworthy closed-loop systems to provide water for missions lasting months to years.
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We Are “Living Beyond Our Hydrological Means,” UN Report Warns
Humanity has overspent and depleted freshwater in the world’s aquifers, glaciers, wetlands, and other natural reservoirs to an irreversible degree, according to a new United Nations report.
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Central China Water Towers Provide Stable Water Resources Under Change
A new reconstruction of river runoff from 1595 shows that Central China water towers deliver the most stable water supply from the high mountain ranges of the Pacific Rim.
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Satellite Radar Advances Could Transform Global Snow Monitoring
The recent SnowEx campaign and the new NISAR satellite mission are lighting the way to high-resolution snowpack monitoring and improved decisionmaking in critical river basins around the world.
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Globe-Trotting Weather Pattern Influences Rainfall in Hawaii
Isolated islands that depend on rainfall could benefit from improved forecasting of near-future events, and understanding the Madden-Julian Oscillation could hold an important key.