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Water Resources Podcast

Bridget Scanlon

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

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All Episodes

43:28

Impacts of Global Water Quality on Water Scarcity and...

Water Resources Podcast ·

2023/10/19

Michelle van Vliet discusses regional and global surface water quality, how water quality affects water scarcity, and potential solutions based on wastewater reuse and seawater desalination.

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54:46

Groundwater Sustainability with Texas Focus

Water Resources Podcast ·

2023/10/05

Robert Mace discusses groundwater sustainability issues, considering long-term evolution of different aquifers (Ogallala, Edwards, Trinity) with implications for future management.

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48:54

European and Global Flooding: Role of Climate, Land...

Water Resources Podcast ·

2023/09/21

Günter Blöschl discusses recent flooding in Europe, causes of flooding, including climate change and land use change, engineering and nature-based solutions to reduce flood risk, and social hydrology aspects.

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1:04:06

Understanding the Origin of Atmospheric Rivers in the...

Water Resources Podcast ·

2023/08/24

Mike Dettinger discusses the origin and evolution of atmospheric rivers and their importance in managing reservoir storage in the Southwest US.

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53:11

Groundwater Issues and Potential Solutions in the...

Water Resources Podcast ·

2023/08/10

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.

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48:29

Bengal Water Machine

Water Resources Podcast ·

2023/07/27

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.

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40:40

Achieving Global Development Goals

Water Resources Podcast ·

2023/07/13

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.

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55:58

Groundwater Resilience to Climate Extremes/Change in...

Water Resources Podcast ·

2023/06/29

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.

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53:59

Applying Geophysics to Explore and Develop...

Water Resources Podcast ·

2023/06/15

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.

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49:59

Food Supply Chains and Water Resources

Water Resources Podcast ·

2023/06/01

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.

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49:10

Managing Extremes in Australia

Water Resources Podcast ·

2023/05/18

Quentin Grafton talks about floods and droughts in Australia and approaches to managing these extremes.

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46:23

Atmospheric Rivers in California

Water Resources Podcast ·

2023/05/04

Mike Dettinger talks about recent atmospheric rivers in California this past winter and their role in increasing rainfall, snowpack, reservoir storage and mitigating drought.

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49:50

Groundwater and Surface Water: A Single Resource

Water Resources Podcast ·

2023/04/20

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.

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44:08

Water Issues in India and Africa

Water Resources Podcast ·

2023/04/06

Alan MacDonald describes a recent study quantifying increases in groundwater storage in NW India and Central Pakistan over much of the last century, and also the potential for groundwater to support development in much of Sub-Saharan Africa. The transcript for this episode is available at the Water Resources Podcast official website.

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47:20

Impacts of Global Food Trade on Water and Food Security

Water Resources Podcast ·

2023/03/23

Paolo D’Odorico describes the evolution of global food trade and impacts on water resources through virtual water transfers. The transcript for this episode is available at the Water Resources Podcast official website.

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0:00

Water Issues in Argentina

Water Resources Podcast ·

2023/03/09

Esteban Jobbagy discusses the impacts of agricultural expansion in Argentina causing rising groundwater levels and increased vulnerability to flooding. The transcript for this episode is available at the Water Resources Podcast official website. Esteban Jobbagy is a Senior Research Scientist at the Environmental Studies Group within the National University of San Luis, which is funded […]

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0:00

Drought Forecasting in East Africa

Water Resources Podcast ·

2023/02/23

Chris Funk talks about drought forecasting in East Africa, with the sixth consecutive drought projected for spring 2023. He describes their improved forecasting skill with up to 6-month forecasts allowing agencies to work together to prevent famines. The transcript for this episode is available on our website:wrp.beg.utexas.edu/episodes/drought-forecasting-in-east-africa Chris Funk is the Director of Climate Hazards […]

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