As a part of the new study, a team of Professor Ki-Won Co of the Seoul National University in South Korea used a combination of satellite radars and earth moisture models data. For this reason, experts were able to rebuild those with water reserves on earth at the end of XX and at the beginning of the 21st century.
Surprisingly, in 2000-2002, a sharp decrease in soil humidity occurred in the world. It was equivalent to increasing the average level of the oceans by 1.95 mm per year. Later, from 2003 to 2016, the land lost 1000 more Gigaton water. The moisture level did not heal until 2021. This means that water reserves on land undergo long -term changes.
The tendency of water loss can be seen not only in the modeled data, but also in two independent indicators. These include an ongoing increase at sea level and the measurable displacement of the world’s rotation pole.
At the same time, experts believe that the tendency to be dry soil may be irreversible.
Source: Ferra
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