SMRTR Science & EngineeringApr 21, 2025Science News

Earth’s landmasses lost trillions of tons of water this century

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Terrestrial water storage has sharply declined since 2000, primarily due to soil moisture loss, causing sea level rise and Earth's pole drift at rates exceeding Greenland's ice melt, largely because of higher temperatures and altered rainfall patterns.

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