The losses in soil moisture already pose issues for farming, irrigation systems and critical water resources for humans. But ...

Recent scientific discoveries reveal two extraordinary phenomena that could change our understanding of Earth's hydrology.

The relationship between topography and the terrestrial water cycle has been documented for thousands of years, yet there is ...

Water moves around the world in "atmospheric rivers" as part of the global water cycle, explained the report ... condensing and returning to the Earth as rain or snow. However, decades of ...

"If we want to predict the effects of climate change on Earth's water resources, we need data showing how the hydrologic cycle will respond at a small scale where we can define mechanisms ...

Soil moisture has declined more than 2,600 gigatonnes since 2000, making a greater contribution to sea level rise than ...

How water travels from the Earth's surface, up into the sky and back to Earth again The three steps of the water cycle: evaporation, condensation and precipitation The water cycle in different ...

Freshwater is renewable. Its supply is replenished naturally through the water cycle. But Earth’s growing human population is using water so fast that nature can’t keep up with the demand.

Here’s what experts say. Water constantly moves between the Earth and its atmosphere. But that system — called the hydrological cycle — is speeding up as global temperatures get hotter ...