Water Resources Podcast

Randy Hanson discusses climate extremes in the Rio Conchos and the importance of conjunctively managing surface water and groundwater.

Landon Marston discusses rising water intensity of large data centers, resulting in a notable impact on local water demand.

Jamon Van Den Hoek discusses mapping real-time conflict using satellites and ground-truthing with journalists.

Kaveh Madani uses a bank analogy to describe water resources management with surface water as checking and groundwater as savings accounts and overexploitation leading to bankruptcy.

Yadu Pokhrel describes the application of global hydrologic modeling with machine learning to understand water resources dynamics.

Todd Votteler discusses the evolution of water markets in Texas, focusing on the Rio Grande and San Antonio basins.

Azeem Shah talks about water issues in Pakistan, including transboundary issues, solar irrigation, and improving data for more sustainable management of water resources.

David Michel discusses rising global water conflicts, with examples in Ukraine, Gaza, Myanmar, the Middle East, and Sahel regions.

Amir AghaKouchak discusses increased risks from compound floods, droughts, and wildfires with examples from Los Angeles, and other regions globally.

Ricardo Hirata discusses the role of groundwater in Brazil, emphasizing urban regions and their resilience to drought.

Mario Bianco discusses water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) assistance in conflict regions (Ukraine, Syria) and East Africa.

Thomas Harter discusses relationships between irrigated agriculture and groundwater considering water quantity and quality in the California Central Valley.

Dale Barrow discusses increases in groundwater development and other strategies to enhance water resilience in Cape Town.

Gordon Wells discusses the application of satellite and modeling data to track hurricanes, floods, and droughts for emergency management.

Edson Wendland describes major aquifers in Brazil and potential expansion of irrigation for global food production.

Joe Cotruvo describes PFAS compounds, sources and impacts along with U.S. PFAS regulations compared with other regions globally

Kyle Davis discusses sustainable food production emphasizing global irrigation mapping.

Nick Brozovic talks about his work with communities in Sub-Saharan Africa through the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute.

Yoshi Wada discusses how energy access can resolve water issues through desalination and water reuse.

Newsha Ajami discusses changes in water use in urban areas in Californialinked to energy efficiency and droughts.

Peter Gleick discusses his latest book, The Three Ages of Water: PrehistoricPast, Imperiled Present, and a Hope for the Future.

Maysoon Al-Zoubi discusses water stresses in Jordan linked to refugee influx and climate extremes with various proposed solutions.

Doug Owen talks about advances in wastewater reuse over the past decades with an emphasis on potable reuse in San Diego.

Rob Hope discusses REACH and Uptime programs that are designed to improve water access for the poor in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Bangladesh.

Brian Richter talks about his recent work on the Colorado River, global environmental flows, and sustainable water management.

Claudia Faunt describes the new Central Valley Hydrologic Model (CVHM) highlighting the system response to droughts and floods and groundwater pumping and land subsidence from 1962 to 2019.

Cath Moore describes airborne geophysics, physical and chemical monitoring, and modeling approaches to understand water resource challenges in New Zealand.

Paul Bauman talks about his recent trip to Eastern Chad to locate groundwater wells in new and expanding camps hosting refugees from neighboring Sudan.

Veena Srinivasan talks about water resource challenges in southern India and linkages to suitable policies considering climate extremes.

Aaron Wolf discusses the importance of transboundary water issues globally, catastrophic impacts of recent wars on water infrastructure, and potential role of water in conflict resolution

Claudia Ringler discusses the role of crop breeding, trade and other strategies for improving water management to enhance food and water security.

Ruby Leung discusses natural climate variability versus climate change, wildfires, atmospheric rivers, and stakeholder engagement in California.

Junguo Liu discusses global water scarcity and nitrogen scarcity and role of virtual water and nitrogen transport through commodity trade.

Clint Dawson discusses advances in ADCIRC modeling of storm surge over past two decades to support hindcasting and forecasting for disaster management. His most recent research focuses on compound flooding applications.

Chaopeng Shen describes various types of machine learning with applications linked to traditional process based modeling in hydrology.

Matt Rodell describes how the GRACE satellites track changes in Terrestrial Water Storage in response to droughts, floods, and climate change.

Kate Brauman discusses nature-based solutions, their applications in hydrology in different regions globally, and comparisons with traditional engineering infrastructure.

Charlie Vorosmarty discusses mapping human water security and biodiversity threats and potential green/gray solutions that integrate nature based and traditional engineering approaches.

Marty Ralph discusses atmospheric rivers and how we can optimize them to improve water resources management within the context of droughts and floods through Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations.

Lorenzo Rosa talks about green, blue, and economic water scarcity related to food production considering climate change and potential solutions to scarcity.