Variability of Water Storage in Global Hydrological Basins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iklClg6QLn4

Knowing the extent of human influence on the global hydrological cycle is essential for the sustainability of freshwater resources on Earth. However, a lack of water level observations for the world’s ponds, lakes, and reservoirs has limited quantification of reservoir (human-managed) versus natural changes to surface water storage. In this study, scientists used data from NASA's ICESat-2 satellite laser altimeter to quantify global variability in water level over 227,386 water bodies from October 2018 to July 2020. Read more on the study here: https://climate.nasa.gov/news/3067/nasa-scientists-complete-first-global-survey-of-freshwater-fluctuation/
Download the video here: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/details.cgi?aid=4889