Category Archives: Streams of Thought

Choosing the Right Hydrologic Model for Agriculture: 1D, 2D, or 3D?

Written by Sathyanarayan Rao Introduction Many hydrologists face the same dilemma sooner or later: do I really need a 3D model for this, or will a simple 1D line do the job? That question only makes sense once we step … Continue reading

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The Italian Hydrology Days 2025: climate challenges, drought, and new perspectives

A Streams of Thought contribution by Giulio Paradiso. The Italian Hydrology Days 2025, organized by the Italian Hydrological Society (SII, https://www.sii-ihs.it/), took place at the Polytechnic of Bari from September 8 to 10 under the title “Territorial climate challenges: scenarios, risks … Continue reading

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Navigating parenthood as an early career scientist – Part 2: The question of organization.

A contribution by Diana Spieler, Lina Stein and Rodolfo Bezerra Nobrega Academia and family are often described as ‘greedy institutions’—a term coined by Coser in 1974. Both demand extensive and open-ended time commitments, which can easily send parents into a … Continue reading

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Navigating parenthood as an early career scientist: insights and challenges from hydrological sciences – Part 1

A contribution by Lina Stein, Rodolfo Bezerra Nobrega and Diana Spieler Raising a child in combination with a full-time career is no easy feat. That is true in general and maybe even more true in academia. Juggling the workload, conference … Continue reading

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Complex problems require shared solutions: highlights and lessons learned from the Italian Hydrology Days

A Streams of Thought contribution by Nikolas Galli The Italian Hydrology Days, the annual meeting of the Italian Hydrological Society (IHS, https://www.sii-ihs.it/), have taken place recently in Matera (Figure 1). In the context of a city that is a UNESCO … Continue reading

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