Water Resources Podcast

By Bridget ScanlonScience Technology Education Earth Sciences

Water Resources Podcast episodes

August 24, 2023 Understanding the Origin of Atmospheric Rivers in the Southwest US
Mike Dettinger discusses the origin and evolution of atmospheric rivers and their importance in managing reservoir storage in the Southwest US.
1 hr 5 min
August 10, 2023 Groundwater Issues and Potential Solutions in the Southwest United States
Bill Alley discusses groundwater scarcity issues in Arizona and California, evolving approaches to groundwater governance, and proposed solutions through conjunctive management of surface water and groundwater, managed aquifer recharge, wastewater reuse and desalination.
54 min
July 27, 2023 Bengal Water Machine
Mohammad Shamsudduha (Shams) discusses the Bengal Water Machine, where seasonal groundwater depletion from irrigation creates space for increased recharge during summer monsoons in Bangladesh, capturing up to 90 km3 over 30 years.
49 min
July 13, 2023 Achieving Global Development Goals
Karen Villholth discusses importance of groundwater in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals related to water and food security with particular emphasis in Sub-Saharan Africa.
41 min
June 29, 2023 Groundwater Resilience to Climate Extremes/Change in Tropical Africa
Richard Taylor discusses linkages between rainfall extremes related to ENSO and episodic groundwater recharge, and how amplification of rainfall extremes under climate change may increase groundwater resources in Sub-Saharan Africa.
56 min
June 15, 2023 Applying Geophysics to Explore and Develop Groundwater in Sub-Saharan Africa
Paul Bauman discusses the use of geophysics to improve groundwater development in (semi)arid and underserviced regions in Sub-Saharan Africa. He trains communities and applies these approaches to increase access to water resources in refugee camps and villages.
54 min
June 01, 2023 Food Supply Chains and Water Resources
Megan Konar talks about linkages between global food trade and climate extremes (droughts and floods) and groundwater over-exploitation. The future outlook for food security seems good as the global complex food trade network is inherently stable. The transcript for this episode is available on the official Water Resources Website.
50 min
May 18, 2023 Managing Extremes in Australia
Quentin Grafton talks about floods and droughts in Australia and approaches to managing these extremes.
50 min
May 04, 2023 Atmospheric Rivers in California
Mike Dettinger talks about recent atmospheric rivers in California this past winter and their role in increasing rainfall, snowpack, reservoir storage and mitigating drought.
47 min
April 20, 2023 Groundwater and Surface Water: A Single Resource
Lenny Konikow is the Editor Editor-in-Chief of Groundwater journal and Emeritus Scientist with U.S. Geological Survey following 42-year career as a research hydrologist. His research focuses on groundwater – surface water interactions and local and global water budgets. The transcript for this episode is available at the Water Resources Podcast official website.
50 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.