NASA satellite can monitor most of world's irrigation canals, study finds
September 30, 2026
September 30, 2026
SEATTLE, Washington, Sept. 30 -- The University of Washington posted the following news release:
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NASA satellite can monitor most of world's irrigation canals, study finds
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Irrigation canals form a sort of circulatory system for global agriculture. Across the world, millions of kilometers of human-made canals carry water from lakes, rivers and reservoirs downhill to farmland. Canals are vitally important to human food production, yet . . .
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NASA satellite can monitor most of world's irrigation canals, study finds
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Irrigation canals form a sort of circulatory system for global agriculture. Across the world, millions of kilometers of human-made canals carry water from lakes, rivers and reservoirs downhill to farmland. Canals are vitally important to human food production, yet . . .