The NORINDIA project sheds light on how climate change could affect monsoons, droughts, and glaciers in northern India.
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Anticipating Cascading Effects from Climate Extremes
Preparing for High Consequence, Low Probability Events: Heat, Water & Energy in the Southwest; Tucson, Arizona, 28–29 September 2015
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White House Summit Focuses on Solutions to Water Challenges
Announced initiatives included funding for water research, development, and infrastructure projects; the launch of a new National Water Model; and the release of a drought resilience action plan.
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New Interest in Reservoir Evaporation in Western United States
Reservoir Evaporation Workshop; Boulder, Colorado, 22–23 October 2015
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Predicting Changing Human Preferences in Water Basin Management
A model of human-water interactions in Florida's Kissimmee River Basin demonstrates the potential for sociohydrologic models to assist with strategic water management decisions.
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Water Resources in a Changing Climate
Hydrology Days 2015; Fort Collins, Colorado, 23–25 March 2015
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The Coming Blue Revolution
Managing water scarcity, one of the most pressing challenges society faces today, will require a novel conceptual framework to understand our place in the hydrologic cycle.
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Earth's Water Came from Space Dust During Planetary Formation
A new analysis of lava from the deep mantle indicates that water-soaked dust particles, rather than a barrage of icy comets, asteroids, or other bodies, delivered water to the newly forming Earth.
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New Study Reveals How Much Groundwater Remains
Researchers have calculated for the first time the volumes of recently accumulated groundwater reserves worldwide—the "young" groundwater that most of humanity depends on.
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Celebrating Hydrology Research Though 50 Years of WRR
The legacy of Water Resources Research provides a strong scientific foundation for the hydrology community to rise to the challenges of sustainable water resources management