Linkages Between Groundwater and Irrigated Agriculture Focusing on California
Thomas Harter discusses relationships between irrigated agriculture and groundwater considering water quantity and quality in the California Central Valley.
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Beyond Cape Town Day Zero: Strategies to Increase Water Resilience
Dale Barrow discusses increases in groundwater development and other strategies to enhance water resilience in Cape Town.
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Managing Hurricanes, Floods, and Droughts in Texas and SE U.S.
Gordon Wells discusses the application of satellite and modeling data to track hurricanes, floods, and droughts for emergency management.
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Groundwater Resources in Brazil and Potential for Global Food Production
Edson Wendland describes major aquifers in Brazil and potential expansion of irrigation for global food production.
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Evaluation of PFAS Regulations
Joe Cotruvo describes PFAS compounds, sources and impacts along with U.S. PFAS regulations compared with other regions globally
The Water Resources Podcast is designed to conduct interviews with experts to discuss challenges with water resources related to climate, such as droughts and floods, and overexploitation by humans. Potential solutions to these challenges are also discussed. Regions covered range from local to global scale, and approaches considered include satellite and ground-based monitoring, and global to regional modeling. The podcast is hosted by Bridget Scanlon, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin.
The Water Resources Podcast is a production of the Bureau of Economic Geology, The Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin in partnership with the National Academy of Engineering. The podcast is supported by the Fisher Foundation.
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