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What we write: Anne F. Van Loon

Posted on May 9, 2022May 10, 2022 by drought-group

New paper from our group! “Streamflow droughts aggravated by human activities despite management” in ERL https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ac5def We investigated the influence of human activities on streamflow drought in the complexity of real world cases, using observation data, qualitative expert assessment, consistent drought analysis, and statistics. We found that groundwater and surface water abstractions aggravate streamflow droughts … Continue reading What we write: Anne F. Van Loon

What we achieve: Marthe’s PhD

Posted on March 29, 2022 by drought-group

Marthe Wens recently submitted her PhD thesis to the reading committee and it is approved for defense! In the same week, her 4th and last PhD paper was accepted in NHESS. Reasons to celebrate with a Vrijmibo (the Dutch after-work) – which unfortunately was held without Marthe (the next Covid-19 victim)… But soon we’ll celebrate … Continue reading What we achieve: Marthe’s PhD

What we do: Rhoda, Anne & Ileen

Posted on February 16, 2022April 1, 2022 by drought-group

Rhoda Odongo and Ileen Streefkerk, together with IVM colleague Tim Busker, are currently in Kenya for the Down2Earth project fieldwork, which will run for 2 months. We were joined by Anne van Loon in the first 2.5 weeks. We visited several stakeholders, mainly governmental institutions in agriculture, environment, climate and water sectors. Additionally, we were … Continue reading What we do: Rhoda, Anne & Ileen

What we write: Raed Hamed

Posted on January 13, 2022January 13, 2022 by drought-group

We published a paper on the "Impacts of compound hot–dry extremes on US soybean yields" in Earth System Dynamics. Our results show that soybean yields are most negatively impacted by the combination of high temperature (T) and low soil moisture (SM) during summer. Figure below shows observed (dots) and modelled (contour-lines) yield values. Note the … Continue reading What we write: Raed Hamed

Going Green (Roof)

Posted on November 3, 2019November 5, 2019 by drought-group

by Danny Croghan What is the meaning of life? What came before the big bang? And how do green roofs mitigate water quality? Truly among life’s great questions. Today I will take you through my attempts to answer the third. Green roofs for those unaware are essentially roofs with vegetation planted on them. Though a … Continue reading Going Green (Roof)

Hydrological Extremes Research Group Enjoys Successful EGU 2018

Posted on April 18, 2018April 20, 2018 by drought-group

By Danny Croghan The Hydrological Extremes research group enjoyed a busy but productive week at the annual European Geosciences Union (EGU) conference for 2018. All research group members were present and active at the conference with a total of 5 oral presentations, 5 poster presentations, and 3 PICO presentations conducted by the group. The EGU … Continue reading Hydrological Extremes Research Group Enjoys Successful EGU 2018

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