Groundwater Declines in the U.S. Southwest

Record snowfall has not been enough to offset groundwater losses amid long-term drying and a heightened demand for the resource.

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NASA Earth Observatory images by Wanmei Liang, using data from Hall, Dorothy, et al. (2024). Text by James R. Riordon/NASA’s Earth Science News Team, adapted from a story first published on June 17, 2024.

Published June 25, 2024
Data acquired 2002 - 2023

Source:

GRACE-FO

Collection:

Science in Action