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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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Agricultural Production in the Ukraine and Western Russia

2026/01/29

Sergii Skakun discusses historical, current, and projected future wheat production in the Ukraine and Russia using satellite date and modelling.

Updates on GRACE Satellite Missions and Applications for Flooding

2026/01/15

Jürgen Kusche discusses advances in GRACE satellites, applications for flood monitoring, and data assimilation with global hydrology models.

Increasing Resilience of Water Resources in San Antonio, Texas

2025/12/11

Karen Guz discusses water conservation and increasing supplies to meet the rising water needs for population growth and droughts in San Antonio.

Floods and Droughts in Texas

2025/11/14

John Nielsen-Gammon discusses climate extremes, including the July 4th flooding and 2011 drought, with insights into communicating risk.

Central Texas Flooding and Fatalities

2025/10/30

Hatim Sharif discusses recent central Texas flooding in Kerr County and San Antonio and flood fatalities.

Soil Health

2025/10/16

Nima Shokri discusses the importance of global soil health and its impacts on water resources, food security and sustainable development.

South African Lighthouse of Hope from Nature-Based Wastewater Treatment

2025/10/02

Kevin Winter discusses nature-based approaches to treating informal settlement discharge for use in agriculture and other sectors.

Drought and Flood Impacts on US-Mexico Water Resources

2025/09/18

Randy Hanson discusses climate extremes in the Rio Conchos and the importance of conjunctively managing surface water and groundwater.

Increasing Water Consumption in Data Centers Amplifies Local Water Scarcity

2025/09/04

Landon Marston discusses rising water intensity of large data centers, resulting in a notable impact on local water demand.

Tracking Recent Conflict in Gaza, Ukraine, and Uganda using Satellites

2025/08/21

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

Water Bankruptcy

2025/08/07

Kaveh Madani uses a bank analogy to describe water resources management with surface water as checking and groundwater as savings accounts and overexploitation leading to bankruptcy.

Human and Climate Drivers of Global Models with Machine Learning

2025/07/24

Yadu Pokhrel describes the application of global hydrologic modeling with machine learning to understand water resources dynamics.

Water Markets and their Transformational Potential in Texas

2025/07/10

Todd Votteler discusses the evolution of water markets in Texas, focusing on the Rio Grande and San Antonio basins.

Groundwater and Surface water challenges in Indus Basin Irrigation System, Pakistan

2025/06/26

Azeem Shah talks about water issues in Pakistan, including transboundary issues, solar irrigation, and improving data for more sustainable management of water resources.

Rising Global Water Conflicts

2025/06/12

David Michel discusses rising global water conflicts, with examples in Ukraine, Gaza, Myanmar, the Middle East, and Sahel regions.