Articles

Residents of Albuquerque saw a dry riverbed for the first time since 1983.

New research shows the risk of hazardous weather is increasing in the Southwest U.S. More hot, dry winds, less rainfall and greater numbers of winter wildfires are the result.

For 20 years NASA's Earth Observatory has told stories of our planet. Its Earth Explorer atlas features 12,000 images showing what's happening locally or on the other side of the world.

In summer 2022, water levels in the Great Salt Lake dropped to new record lows. Increased water diversions and climate change are responsible.

In one of the driest places on Earth, a thousand-year rain event delivered 75 percent of the yearly average precipitation in just three hours.

Coastal aquaculture has grown rapidly in recent decades. New findings may help decision makers optimize shrimp-farm layouts, which could help improve coastal water quality.

Policymakers, industry and conservation players, and tribal members explore paths to a sustainable future for the millions who rely on the “lifeblood of the American West.”

Record-breaking rain brought devastating flash floods and landslides to the central U.S. at the end of July 2022. Climate change makes extreme precipitation and weather more likely.

The changing state of U.S. soils has big implications for farmers and crop production. Our Crop-CASMA soil moisture tool shows how soil has changed over the past year in the U.S. from soaked to dry.

Water in Lake Mead - the U.S.' largest reservoir - is at its lowest level since 1937 when the reservoir was filled for the first time. At just 27% capacity, NASA images offer a stark illustration of climate change and a long-term drought that may be the worst in the U.S. West in 12 centuries.