An engineer who managed dams for years explains the tradeoffs operators make as they decide when to release water and how much to stay safe.
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Extreme weather is set to dominate our future – can collecting rainwater reduce the threat posed by both drought and flooding?
Unless action is taken, the UK will be unable to supply its own water needs in the future – we should look to water-scarce regions such as California for inspiration.
New research shows how hydropower is linked to extinctions.
The Colorado River provides water and electricity to 40 million people in the western US, but falling water levels threaten both of those resources.
South Africa’s dams are overflowing but the country is still facing water supply challenges.
A long-expected federal drought declaration underlines how serious the Colorado River water shortage has become for Western states.
Earth’s floating solar power capacity has grown one-hundredfold in the last five years.
New research forecasts that climate change will make multiyear stretches with low snow levels more common across western North America – bad news for water managers, farmers, foresters and skiers.
The damage to the dam holding back a reservoir just a mile from the nearest town downriver should focus minds on ensuring civil infrastructure is maintained.
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Regents Professor Emeritus and Morris K. Udall Professor of Law & Public Policy Emeritus, University of Arizona
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Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Brunel University London
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Professor of Water and Planning, University of Sheffield
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Associated Researcher, Biology, Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Research Institute
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences, University of Idaho
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Associate Lecturer of Energy and Environment, Lancaster University
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Associate Professor and Water Management Expert, University of South Africa
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Research Associate, University of Sheffield
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Postdoctoral Researcher, TROPIBIO Project, Universidade do Porto
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Departmental Lecturer and Course Director MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management, University of Oxford
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Assistant Lecturer of Civil, Environmental and Water Engineering, Atlantic Technological University
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PhD Candidate in Water Resources Engineering, University of Iowa
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Professor of Tropical Conservation Ecology, University of East Anglia
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Iowa Flood Center, University of Iowa
