Water Resources Podcast

Episod

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  Managing Produced Water in the Texas Permian Basin Will Remain a Long-Term Challenge 16.07.2026 53min

  Katie Smye talks about advanced modeling and satellite-based monitoring for tracking produced water issues in the Permian Basin.
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  Assessing Potential for Beneficial Use of Produced Water in the Texas Permian Basin 18.06.2026 46min

  Shane Walker discusses advances in treating produced water for beneficial uses, including surface discharge and land application.
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  Sustainable Groundwater Management in the North China Plain 21.05.2026 46min

  Wolfgang Kinzelbach is a Professor Emeritus of Hydromechanics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich (Switzerland). His research focused on many aspects of hydrogeology, including modeling and monitoring of water quantity and quality. This podcast focuses on his work in China, including the North China Plain and the Tarim Basin.
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  Reservoir Evaporation Monitoring, Drought Index: Texas to Global Scales 07.05.2026 53min

  Huilin Gao discusses advances in reservoir monitoring using models and new remote sensing, providing daily evaporation rates for Texas, western U.S., and global scales.
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  Floods, Droughts, and Data: How Satellites Are Changing Hydrology 23.04.2026 39min

  Augusto Getirana discusses global flooding in 2025, the new SWOT satellite, advances in NASA modeling and flood work in Brazil.
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  Water-Electricity Nexus in the Western U.S. 09.04.2026 43min

  Nathalie Voisin discusses water-electricity interconnection, highlighting hydropower, hydropower droughts, grid reliability, and future of water-energy management.
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  Hydroclimatic Trends in the Western U.S. 26.03.2026 59min

  Dennis Lettenmaier discusses trends in snow, flooding, and drought in the Western U.S. with a focus on the Colorado River Basin.
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  Tracking Water from Space: Tibetan Plateau, Mekong Basin, and North China Plain 12.03.2026 1j 1min

  Di Long discusses his research on the water resources in the Tibetan Plateau Asian Water Tower, reservoirs in the Mekong Basin, and water storage recovery in the North China Plain.
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  Monitoring Global Land Subsidence and Impacts 26.02.2026 51min

  Manoo Shirzaei discusses land subsidence in many regions globally, including Iran, California, Arizona, and U.S. Coast based on satellite data.
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  Recent Advances in AI/ML with Applications in Earth Sciences and Hydrology 12.02.2026 45min

  Alex Sun discusses the evolution of AI/ML over the past decades and resources for hydrology.
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  Agricultural Production in the Ukraine and Western Russia 29.01.2026 41min

  Sergii Skakun discusses historical, current, and projected future wheat production in the Ukraine and Russia using satellite date and modelling.
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  Updates on GRACE Satellite Missions and Applications for Flooding 15.01.2026 47min

  Jürgen Kusche discusses advances in GRACE satellites, applications for flood monitoring, and data assimilation with global hydrology models.
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  Increasing Resilience of Water Resources in San Antonio, Texas 11.12.2025 44min

  Karen Guz discusses water conservation and increasing supplies to meet the rising water needs for population growth and droughts in San Antonio.
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  Floods and Droughts in Texas 14.11.2025 48min

  John Nielsen-Gammon discusses climate extremes, including the July 4th flooding and 2011 drought, with insights into communicating risk.
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  Central Texas Flooding and Fatalities 30.10.2025 44min

  Hatim Sharif discusses recent central Texas flooding in Kerr County and San Antonio and flood fatalities.
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  Soil Health 16.10.2025 45min

  Nima Shokri discusses the importance of global soil health and its impacts on water resources, food security and sustainable development.
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  South African Lighthouse of Hope from Nature-Based Wastewater Treatment 02.10.2025 1j 8min

  Kevin Winter discusses nature-based approaches to treating informal settlement discharge for use in agriculture and other sectors.
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  Drought and Flood Impacts on US-Mexico Water Resources 18.09.2025 46min

  Randy Hanson discusses climate extremes in the Rio Conchos and the importance of conjunctively managing surface water and groundwater.
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  Increasing Water Consumption in Data Centers Amplifies Local Water Scarcity 04.09.2025 46min

  Landon Marston discusses rising water intensity of large data centers, resulting in a notable impact on local water demand.
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  Tracking Recent Conflict in Gaza, Ukraine, and Uganda using Satellites 21.08.2025 1j 1min

  Jamon Van Den Hoek discusses mapping real-time conflict using satellites and ground-truthing with journalists.