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NASA launches tool that measures Western water loss

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FILE - In this July 28, 2014, file photo, lightning strikes over Lake Mead near Hoover Dam that impounds Colorado River water at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Arizona. Two major California water agencies have settled a lawsuit that once threatened to derail a multi-state agreement to protect a river that serves millions of people in the U.S. West. The agencies announced Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, they have reached a settlement that resolves both lawsuits. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
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DENVER (AP) — NASA launched an online platform Thursday with data on how much water evaporates into the atmosphere from plants, soils and other surfaces in the U.S. West.

It says that information could help water managers, farmers and state officials better manage resources in the parched region.

The platform uses satellite imagery from the Landsat program, a decades-long project of NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey that records human and natural impacts on Earth’s surface.

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