Global map of soil moisture regimes. Developed by USDA-NRCS, Soil Survey Division, World Soil Resources, Washington, DC.

A new study warns that global declines in soil moisture in the 21st century could mark a “permanent” shift in the world’s ...

Caption This is a map of soil moisture trends in Northern China during the growing seasons from 1983-2012. The shading shows the trend in satellite-observed surface soil moisture, and the circles ...

The new study led by the UK Center for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) has shown that a large contrast in soil moisture levels ...

A study shows that the contrast between wet and dry areas can increase rainfall by up to 30%. Storm forecasting has ...

Location of the study area and its elevation and land cover map. The black points represent the SNOTEL soil moisture network sites and the blue triangles represent the meteorological stations.

Soil moisture differences can increase rainfall and storm size, improving forecasting and early warnings for tropical regions.

Storm forecasting is traditionally based on studying atmospheric conditions but ground-breaking research that also looks at land surface conditions is set to transform early warning systems in ...