Storm Boris is the latest in a series of deluges during one of Europe’s most flood-prone periods in 500 years, yet Vienna managed to avoid major damage. The city’s preparations may offer valuable lessons for other urban areas facing similar challenges. Dealing With Record Rainfall: September 2024 in Vienna When record rainfall hit Vienna on …[Read More]
September has arrived. The Hydrological Sciences (HS) community has been very active, as usual, submitting 152 sessions during the open session call, which is more than 10% of all sessions that are proposed for the entire EGU (overall 1,273 sessions were submitted, slightly more than at EGU24). This is amazing and I would like to …[Read More]
Hortonian overland flow – if you have ever followed a hydrology class, you have certainly come across this jargon: this is the name of a hydrological process – when rainfall flows off at the terrain surface because the rainfall intensity is so high that not all the water can infiltrate into the soil (rainfall intensity …[Read More]
We are in a state of environmental crisis. As someone who knows something about this, i’m really worried about the rising food crisis (due to ongoing wars in regions of russia-ukraine and israel-palestine), and waves of environmental refugees. In this strip of lands, soil is getting ruined daily. Every bomb ruins a patch of soil …[Read More]
Christina Orieschnig is a hydrologist at IRD in the South of France. She is also the Early Career Scientist representative for the EGU Hydrological Sciences division. Can you tell us about the focus of your research? What have you done so far and what are you doing next? I completed my PhD at AgroParisTech in …[Read More]
Alberto Viglione, is the President of the Hydrological Sciences Division of the European Geosciences Union. He is an Associate Professor in Hydrology at Politecnico di Torino. As Division President, it is his job to represent hydrologists within the EGU, and to manage the administration of the division, especially arranging the programme at the General Assembly. …[Read More]
The peril of rising sea levels due to global climate change is evident, posing significant threats. Conversely, inland seas and lakes experience declining water levels, exacerbated by heightened evaporation and diminishing inflows, presenting alarming consequences. Between 1992 and 2020, 53% of global inland water bodies experienced significant declines Currently, several lakes worldwide, such as Lake …[Read More]
Welcome back to the HydroData Chronicles! In our previous post, we explored the innovative pRecipe package developed by Mijael Rodrigo Vargas Godoy and Yannis Markonis in 2023 and its impact on precipitation research. Today, we shift our focus to Italy with the introduction of the Italian FlOod and Catchment Atlas (FOCA) database, introduced in 2023 …[Read More]
Have you ever thought about convening an EGU session instead of just attending them? Until September 9th you have the chance to do just that for the 2025 General Assembly, which will be taking place from April 27 to May 2 in Vienna, Austria. Convening a session can sound a bit intimidating, especially if you’ve …[Read More]
Those of you who are active in proposal writing might know the programme Water4All Partnership – Water Security for the Planet. It is a funding programme for scientific research in freshwater with the goal to address urgent water-related challenges. The programme is co-funded by the European Union within the frame of the Horizon Europe programme …[Read More]
