The GWSC blog features the organization’s latest news and opinion writing on global water topics. Opinion pieces will be clearly marked as such.
Learning from Different Schools of Knowledge at AAG
In years past I’ve attended AAG as a graduate student, actively participating in quantitative and critical research in human and health geography. This year I attended as an ambassador of GWSC.
Honing in on purpose – through water
Scientific Analysis Manager Lillian Gordon’s work with water in its various forms led her to GWSC and a sense that her work is making a difference.
The Science Credibility Questions that Keep Us Up at Night
Is the broad scientific evidence base biased? Dr. Kaitlin Kimmel-Hass explores related questions that keep her up at night.
Recovering from my PhD to do Team Science
This opinion article was written by GWSC Deputy Director Kate Brauman. I learned a lot getting my PhD. I learned hydrology and ecology and economics.
A Visual Guide to the Qosh Tepa Canal
The Qosh Tepa Canal in Afghanistan has been getting a lot of attention since the Taliban took over and started building at a blistering pace.
Innovative tools in development to aid in geospatial data wrangling
As an environmental data scientist, I often encounter complex and interesting problems as they pertain to properly processing large spatiotemporal datasets.
Making the Jump: From Academia to Research for Policy
During a PhD program, you aren’t presented with many career options outside of academia. There aren’t a lot of other models presented to you …
Why I Read Climate Fiction, and You Should Too
This opinion article was written by GWSC Environmental Data Scientist Dr. Kaitlin Kimmel-Hass. A book that starts with a flood that wipes out rural Nebraska
Interpretable Machine Learning in Climate and Environmental Sciences
In recent years, climate researchers have increasingly leveraged Machine Learning (ML) models to answer key research questions.