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Bridging the Gap Between Global Tech and Local Expertise: Why We Open-Sourced Google’s Hydrology Framework

and October 8, 2026
Bridging the Gap Between Global Tech and Local Expertise: Why We Open-Sourced Google’s Hydrology Framework

Dear EGU Hydrology community, Over the past few years, machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence have fundamentally changed what is possible in large-scale hydrological modeling. At Google, our team has worked to develop machine learning river forecast models that operate globally, extending reliable forecasting to ungauged basins and covering almost two billion people through the …[Read More]

Can Machine Learning Help Us Monitor Streams?

February 12, 2026
Can Machine Learning Help Us Monitor Streams?

Picture this: you’re hiking through a dry landscape when suddenly you hear it—the serene sound of a babbling brook. You round a corner and discover a small waterfall cascading into crystal-clear pools, surrounded by lush green ferns and wildflowers attracting buzzing bees. It feels like stumbling upon a secret oasis. These magical streams that appear …[Read More]

HydroTalks Podcast: Prof. Jan Seibert about hydrological models, experimental catchments and advice for early career scientists

and December 4, 2025
HydroTalks Podcast: Prof. Jan Seibert about hydrological models, experimental catchments and advice for early career scientists

For this episode, we’re thrilled to welcome Prof. Jan Seibert, based at the Department of Geography, University of Zurich. His research focuses on hydrological modelling under landscape change, citizen science through the CrowdWater app, and large-scale modelling studies. He is also the Henry Darcy medal winner of 2025. You can check out the podcast below, …[Read More]

HydroData Chronicles: Unveiling EStreams – A Comprehensive Hydro-Climatic Dataset for Europe

and March 13, 2025
HydroData Chronicles: Unveiling EStreams – A Comprehensive Hydro-Climatic Dataset for Europe

We’re back to the HydroData Chronicles, where we enter into the exceptionally wonderful world—as massive as it is—of datasets about water phenomena, such as rivers and weather. Today, we focus on ΕStreams, a comprehensive dataset and catalogue of streamflow, hydro-climatic, and landscape data for Europe. This pioneering initiative fills the hydrological data availability gap, offering …[Read More]

HydroData Chronicles: Celebrating 35 Years of Global Precipitation Monitoring with GPCC

and October 24, 2024
HydroData Chronicles: Celebrating 35 Years of Global Precipitation Monitoring with GPCC

Welcome back to the HydroData Chronicles, where we continue to explore the wealth of hydrological data shaping climate research worldwide. In this installment, we celebrate an incredible milestone — 35 years of global gridded precipitation data from the Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC). The Origins of GPCC Founded by the Deutscher Wetterdienst under the auspices …[Read More]

HydroData Chronicles: Piecing Together Italy’s Hydrological Puzzle with FOCA

and July 17, 2024
HydroData Chronicles: Piecing Together Italy’s Hydrological Puzzle with FOCA

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]