Hydrological Sciences

Being positive and passionate about resilient and smart cities – Interview with Elena Cristiano (ECS Rep)

Maria-Helena Ramos November 10, 2021

Elena Cristiano at work

During our business meeting in the GA 2021, we introduced the Early Career Scientist (ECS) representative Elena Cristiano, elected by the ECS members of the HS division and the Young Hydrologic Society (YHS) for the period 2021-2023 [*]. In this blog post, we asked her some questions to get you know her better, her visions and expectations. Maria-Helena Ramos (MHR): First of all, I would like to a ...[Read More]

Vienna or not Vienna? On the way to #EGU22

Maria-Helena Ramos November 3, 2021

The EGU Programme committee (PC) usually meets several times in a year to prepare the EGU General Assembly (GA). In these “virtual” times, they have met even more than usual, as more issues have to be discussed and reflected upon: hybrid format, accessibility, fees and registration rates, travel support, education, outreach, communication, side events, etc. The PC meeting dedicated to finalize the ...[Read More]

Let’s talk about #sociohydrology

Andra I. Covaciu and Elisa Savelli October 20, 2021

The world’s water crisis is complex, multifaceted and deeply intertwined with social processes. As such, it requires increased collaboration across multiple disciplines and the development of new paradigms for understanding and managing water resources. These scientific challenges have inspired the organizers of the 1st International Conference on SocioHydrology that took place between the 6th an ...[Read More]

100 Ideas to Communicate the Value of Hydrology

Chris Skinner October 6, 2021

Ideas are what we need to the change the world - image from the Earth Arcade The Forest exhibit, designed by Dr Amy Skinner.

Hydrologists are a pivotal part of modern societies where the delivery of enough clean water to populations relies on their decisions to manage complex systems of resources. Flood hydrologists develop and operate computer models with the aim of meeting the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) long-term ambition that “no one is surprised by flooding”. Despite this critically important dual rol ...[Read More]