The capacity of soil to regulate the terrestrial freshwater supply is a fundamental ecosystem service. Water percolating through soil is filtered, stored for plant utilization, and redistributed ...

Deviation in soil moisture during the 2022 summer compared to a normal summer, in units of standard deviation. Pink stippling indicates locations where 2022 was the driest summer since 1960. The ...

After a long-awaited rainstorm, you might find your soil still dry beneath the surface. This puzzling phenomenon can be ...

In a new study, a group from Institute of Geographic Science and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, proposed a concept of ecosystem water stress and comprehensively compared the ...

Four widespread rainfalls in Iowa last week weren't enough to cure serious deficits in soil moisture, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's weekly crop report. Topsoil moisture levels ...

(Nanowerk News) Increasingly limited land and water resources has inspired the development of precision agriculture: use of remote sensing technology to monitor air and soil environmental data in real ...

Repeated rounds of rain over the past several weeks, including widespread totals of a few inches or more, have replenished soil moisture and eliminated drought across the state, according to the U.S.

Maine's drought has improved since October, but groundwater levels remain low, posing a risk of returning to severe drought ...