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Hydrological Sciences

Hydrological Sciences

Floods and droughts: two sides of the same hydrological coin

Floods and droughts: two sides of the same hydrological coin

This is not (only) a flood. Inspired by Magritte’s painting: ‘Ceci n’est pas une pipe’ After an alarming dry winter, the European continent has been enduring weeks of a record-breaking heatwave across the southern regions, while coping with scattered, intense precipitation and flash floods. In Zaragoza (Spain), recent flash floods swiftly transformed the previously dry landscape into raging rivers ...[Read More]

How to organize an EGU24 Session as a newcomer? A guide for early career scientists.

How to organize an EGU24 Session as a newcomer? A guide for early career scientists.

Have you ever thought about organizing an EGU session instead of just attending them? Until September 14th you have the chance to do just that!  It can sound a bit intimidating, especially if you’ve never done it before. But don’t worry – here’s everything you have to know.   Find a Topic and Co-Conveners First off, you need to settle on a topic and find your co-conveners, i.e. the team who ...[Read More]

Exploring the History of Hydrology – Join the Effort to Map Our Discipline Across the Centuries

Exploring the History of Hydrology – Join the Effort to Map Our Discipline Across the Centuries

The history of hydrology stretches back millennia: from the engineers of ancient high cultures over scientific pioneers like Da Vinci and Pallisy to modern groundbreaking modellers.  However, so far, few hydrologists have worked to systematically record the history of their discipline – especially in its more recent decades. That is a gap that the History of Hydrology working group of the In ...[Read More]

Ending a Decade of Hydrological Research – The IAHS’ Final Panta Rhei Symposium

The attendees of the final Panta Rhei symposium gathered at the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) in Potsdam. Photo: Martin Ehmler, GFZ

On the 10th and 11th of July 2023, the final symposium for the scientific decade “Panta Rhei – Everything Flows: Change in Hydrology and Society” of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) took place at the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) in Potsdam.  During these two days, 150 hydrologists, engineers, social scientists and practitioners from 32 countries gathere ...[Read More]