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Has groundwater finally gone mainstream?

August 13, 2026
Has groundwater finally gone mainstream?
Photo by Sandor Rodriguez Castro. Source: Unsplash

Groundwater has always had an image problem. Throughout my career, I have lost count of how many times we have described groundwater as an “invisible resource” or similar. It is almost a cliché in hydrogeology. We use the phrase because it captures something really fundamental: groundwater is hidden physically, but it has also been hidden from public consciousness. What people cannot see or easily ...[Read More]

Hydrotalks: IAHS working group leaders and coordinators on HELPING scientific decade, working groups activities, and writing community papers

, and March 12, 2026
Hydrotalks: IAHS working group leaders and coordinators on HELPING scientific decade, working groups activities, and writing community papers

In episode 8 of the Hydrotalks podcast, we hosted four coordinators of  working groups of the HELPING hydrological decade. We warmly welcomed Dr. Giulio Castelli (University of Florence) and Dr. Natalie Ceperley (University of Bern), group co-leaders of Co-Creating Water Knowledge working group; Dr. Soham Adla (ING Bank, Netherlands), a coordinator of Science communication, outreach, and promoting ...[Read More]

How to Create Your Own Water-Themed Audiotour

, , and December 11, 2025
How to Create Your Own Water-Themed Audiotour

Imagine walking through the Swiss capital, Bern, a city full of water. While you walk, a voice from your headphones guides you along the way and tells you interesting facts about the river and other water sites. You discover the Matteschwelle dam, pass by several fountains, visit a historic weather station, and have a closer look at the clear blue water of the Aare River and its old bridges. This ...[Read More]

Communicating science to the public – an example after the recent floods in Germany

January 25, 2024
Communicating science to the public – an example after the recent floods in Germany
Extensive flooding in the Emsland flood area, photo: Flugschule Dankern

After the wet December 2023, the year 2024 started with widespread flooding in parts of Europe. Flooding during winter times is not unusual but brings particular challenges in terms of spatial extent, and the impact on people can be exacerbated when flooding comes with very low temperatures. The exceptionally wet and warm winter necessarily triggers questions from the public about how this links t ...[Read More]