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NASA’s New Global Accounting of Earth’s Rivers Reveals “Fingerprints” of Intense Water Use


The novel approach to estimating river water storage and discharge also identifies regions marked by ‘fingerprints’ of intense water use. A study led by NASA researchers provides new estimates of how much water courses through Earth’s rivers, the rates at which it’s flowing into the ocean, and ho

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