Anomalies in Water Storage (IMAGE)

ETH Zurich

Anomalies in Water Storage

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The map shows anomalies in water storage estimated from perturbations of the Earth's gravity field. The year 2015 was particularly dry on average, with intense droughts over South America, South Africa and Eastern Europe.

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Visualizations: ETH Zurich/Vincent Humphrey; data: NASA-GSFC

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