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.@umdgeology's Karen Prestegaard studies the links between precipitation, stream baseflow, stormwater runoff and evapotranspiration in the mid-Atlantic region. Ask Karen your questions about freshwater and stormwater flooding in today's #RedditAMA: redd.it/1ntaqz0

This afternoon, Dr. Travis O’Brien from Indiana University Bloomington will continue the ESSIC Seminar Series with a seminar on "Rivers in the Sky: What Are They, How We Identify Them, and Why This Matters for Our Understanding of Extreme Weather?". go.umd.edu/obrien

Next week, Dr. Travis O’Brien from Indiana University Bloomington will continue the ESSIC Seminar Series with a seminar on "Rivers in the Sky: What Are They, How We Identify Them, and Why This Matters for Our Understanding of Extreme Weather?". Tune in: go.umd.edu/obrien

This afternoon, Prof. Brian Soden from University of Miami will present "Aerosols, Clouds and Recent Trends in Earth's Energy Imbalance" to the ESSIC Seminar Series. Tune in online via Zoom: go.umd.edu/soden

Next week on the ESSIC Seminar Series, Prof. Brian Soden from University of Miami will present "Aerosols, Clouds and Recent Trends in Earth's Energy Imbalance". Tune in online via Zoom: go.umd.edu/soden

Today, Prof. Alexandra Anderson-Frey from University of Washington to the ESSIC Seminar Series presents "We’re Not (Only) in Kansas Anymore: Tornadoes Beyond Tornado Alley". Tune in online go.umd.edu/anderson-frey

Next week, we welcome Prof. Alexandra Anderson-Frey from University of Washington to the ESSIC Seminar Series to present "We’re Not (Only) in Kansas Anymore: Tornadoes Beyond Tornado Alley". Tune in online go.umd.edu/anderson-frey

Note - this event has been cancelled due to speaker illness. Our seminar series will continue next week.

Join us this afternoon as @HamidMoradkhani from @UofAlabama gives us an ESSIC Seminar on Harnessing Technological Advances and Data Revolution with Convergent Integration for Enhanced Hydroclimatic Hazard Prediction and Risk Awareness. Access via Zoom: go.umd.edu/moradkhani

In most situations, University of Maryland and @ESSICUMD scientist Guangyang Fang would advise you not to walk into a lightning strike. But now, he’s encouraging everyone to dive right into a thunderstorm – in virtual reality, that is. Fang has recently released “Faraday Lightning Safety”, a mixed-reality game now available for free at the Meta Store. The game demonstrates how the Faraday cage effect – the phenomenon where an enclosed conductive structure shields its interior from external electric fields by redistributing charges and blocking electromagnetic waves – protects people from lightning during a thunderstorm. essic.umd.edu/step-into-a-th…

Next week, @HamidMoradkhani from @UofAlabama gives us an ESSIC Seminar on Harnessing Technological Advances and Data Revolution with Convergent Integration for Enhanced Hydroclimatic Hazard Prediction and Risk Awareness. Learn more: go.umd.edu/moradkhani

Congrats to @AOSC_UMD/@ESSICUMD's Xin-Zhong Liang and @umdgeology's Ann Wylie on being named 2024 #AAASFellows! Learn about their respective research on Earth system models and mineralogy: go.umd.edu/aaas-24

The ESSIC seminar series returns on Monday with Professor Prof. Scott Doney presenting Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal. More: essic.umd.edu/events/marine-…

ESSIC postdoctoral research associate Allison Chartrand was recently interviewed by @AmerChemSociety in honor of Chemists Celebrate Earth Week! acs.org/education/cele…

New research by @umdgeology's Sujay Kaushal explains freshwater salinization and offers a prediction/prevention framework. "Our paper involves oceanographers for the first time to point out the growing problem of ... salinization from both land and sea." go.umd.edu/salt-influx

Last week, Li Li from Penn State University kicked off our seminar series with "The Invisible River Water Quality: Challenges and Opportunities at the Confluence of “Big” Data and “Deep” Models". youtube.com/watch?v=P_b-GR…

I will give a talk on river water quality, #deeplearning, and process-based models on @ESSICUMD on Monday, 2/3. Please feel free to join if you are interested.

Happy Holidays from the Climate Resilience Network! This holiday season, Ralph Ferraro gifted UMD President Darryll Pines one of our new Climate Resilience Network polos! We are thankful for President Pines' continued support.

Lars Peter Riishojgaard will join UMD to become the new Director of the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center. essic.umd.edu/lars-peter-rii…

Congrats to ESSIC scientist Andrew Feldman, the newest recipient of the NASA Special Act Award! His outstanding support for early career researchers through NGAPS+ at NASA Goddard highlights his dedication to mentorship, networking, and inclusivity. essic.umd.edu/fostering-incl…