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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Hydrological Extremes research group @ EGU18
From 9 to 13 April we will be at the European Geosciences Union Conference in Vienna (Austria) to present our research. Lucinda has made an overview of our presentations, so that you can easily find us (see below). We are looking forward to seeing you in Vienna and discussing our results and further plans! Please … Continue reading Hydrological Extremes research group @ EGU18
PhD project on mangrove conservation & restoration
A possibility for a PhD project on mangrove hydrology has opened up in our research group at the University of Birmingham. With colleagues Fiona Nunan and Stefan Krause we proposed a PhD project with the title: Mangrove forest conservation and restoration: what are the keys to success? The project focuses on the physical and social factors … Continue reading PhD project on mangrove conservation & restoration
Guardian/Observer opinion piece on Cape Town water crisis
Together with colleagues Rosie Day (University of Birmingham) and Simon Dadson (University of Oxford) Anne Van Loon wrote an opinion piece on the Cape Town water crisis: "Let Cape Town revolutionise the way we think about water". In this article they warn for the Hydro-illogical cycle (see National Drought Mitigation Centre illustration below) and suggest … Continue reading Guardian/Observer opinion piece on Cape Town water crisis
MSc and BSc student projects available
The Drought in the Anthropocene Panta Rhei group have jointly defined a number of MSc and BSc student projects. See the total list via this link: Drought in the Anthropocene_student projects. These student projects can be based at the University of Birmingham or at any of the collaborating institutes with remote supervision by the supervisory team. … Continue reading MSc and BSc student projects available
PhD opportunities available!
Looking for an interesting PhD project? Want to join our research group on Hydrological Extremes at the University of Birmingham? We now have two opportunities for UK and EU applicants, funded by CENTA-NERC: Project 1) Drought Sensitivity of Terrestrial Ecosystems in Europe and North America Exciting new research field studying both drought sensitivity of river … Continue reading PhD opportunities available!
Panta Rhei working group meeting
Anne Van Loon, Sally Rangecroft, and Doris Wendt attanded the Panta Rhei Drought in the Anthropocene working group annual meeting in Freiburg, Germany 8-11 October 2017. The meeting, partly sponsored by EGU and the Baden-Württemberg Water Network, was organised around the topics of drought hazard, impacts, vulnerability and management in a human modified world. The two and … Continue reading Panta Rhei working group meeting
Highlight paper “Drought in the Anthropocene”
“Drought management is inefficient because feedbacks between drought and people are not fully understood. In this human-influenced era, we need to rethink the concept of drought to include the human role in mitigating and enhancing drought.” That is the conclusion of the commentary in Nature Geoscience published on 2 February 2016. In this paper, Anne … Continue reading Highlight paper “Drought in the Anthropocene”
Writing week 2017
After the successful 2016 edition, a number of GEES colleagues went on writing week in the Peak District last week (6-12 August). A lot of productive writing was done in a very inspiring environment. David, Sophie, Sally, Feng, Mel, Danny, Colin, Doris, Henk and Anne wrote about topics ranging from heatwaves to groundwater, from reservoir … Continue reading Writing week 2017
EGU 2017
The EGU annual conference was very special this year. Anne Van Loon received the prestigious Hydrological Sciences Division “Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award 2017”. She gave an interesting and inspirational medal lecture about her research to date encapsulated by the title “Learning from catchments to understanding hydrological drought” on the Tuesday to a very full room. Anne … Continue reading EGU 2017
Highlight paper “Hydrological drought explained”
In this review paper, Anne Van Loon, gives an overview is of the current state of scientific knowledge of definitions, processes, and quantification of hydrological drought. Special attention is given to the influence of climate and terrestrial properties (geology, land use) on hydrological drought characteristics and the role of storage. Furthermore, the current debate about … Continue reading Highlight paper “Hydrological drought explained”
Writing week 2016
From 22 to 26 August 2016, Anne Van Loon and Sally Rangecroft organised the first Geography Writing Week in a house in Shropshire. In total six people joined (inluding Colin Manning and Danny Croghan), writing on various things such as papers, proposals, presentations, posters, etc. We agreed that the Writing Week was very successful, inspiring … Continue reading Writing week 2016
