Water Resources Podcast

By Bridget ScanlonScience Technology Education Earth Sciences

Water Resources Podcast episodes

September 04, 2025 Increasing Water Consumption in Data Centers Amplifies Local Water Scarcity
Landon Marston discusses rising water intensity of large data centers, resulting in a notable impact on local water demand.
47 min
August 21, 2025 Tracking Recent Conflict in Gaza, Ukraine, and Uganda using Satellites
Jamon Van Den Hoek discusses mapping real-time conflict using satellites and ground-truthing with journalists.
1 hr 2 min
August 07, 2025 Water Bankruptcy
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.
58 min
July 24, 2025 Human and Climate Drivers of Global Models with Machine Learning
Yadu Pokhrel describes the application of global hydrologic modeling with machine learning to understand water resources dynamics.
52 min
July 10, 2025 Water Markets and their Transformational Potential in Texas
Todd Votteler discusses the evolution of water markets in Texas, focusing on the Rio Grande and San Antonio basins.
57 min
June 26, 2025 Groundwater and Surface water challenges in Indus Basin Irrigation System, Pakistan
Azeem Shah talks about water issues in Pakistan, including transboundary issues, solar irrigation, and improving data for more sustainable management of water resources.
54 min
June 12, 2025 Rising Global Water Conflicts
David Michel discusses rising global water conflicts, with examples in Ukraine, Gaza, Myanmar, the Middle East, and Sahel regions.
52 min
May 29, 2025 Compounding Impacts of Climate Extremes: Floods, Droughts, and Wildfires
Amir AghaKouchak discusses increased risks from compound floods, droughts, and wildfires with examples from Los Angeles, and other regions globally.
48 min
May 15, 2025 The Groundwater Resources for Drought Resilience in Urban Areas of Brazil
Ricardo Hirata discusses the role of groundwater in Brazil, emphasizing urban regions and their resilience to drought.
54 min
May 01, 2025 Fragile Water Grids: Stories from Ukraine, Syria, and East Africa
Mario Bianco discusses water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) assistance in conflict regions (Ukraine, Syria) and East Africa.
57 min

About Water Resources Podcast

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The Water Resources Podcast is designed to conduct interviews with experts to discuss challenges with water resources related to climate, such as droughts and floods, and overexploitation by humans. Potential solutions to these challenges are also discussed. Regions covered range from local to global scale, and approaches considered include satellite and ground-based monitoring, and global to regional modeling. The podcast is hosted by Bridget Scanlon, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin.