Last summer, we reported about the Army Corps of Engineers plans to cut down trees along levees, even though their roots provide soil stabilization. Once again, this policy has drawn fire as failing …
First Images From European Space Agency's SMOS
Last November the European Space Agency (ESA) launched the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) with the mission of improving our understanding of the Earth’s water cycle. The goal of SMOS mapping …
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Tracking Water Changes From Space
If you see a three pointed star moving along the sky next time you look up, it may be measuring the moisture content of the soil you're standing on. In early November the European Space Agency (ESA) …