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Debates series on Information Theory in Earth Science published in WRR

Posted by SICCS on March 4, 2020

Water Resources Research has published a “debate” series on the role of information theory in Earth Science, led by Praveen Kumar and Hoshin Gupta. There are five papers in this collection, three of which were co-authored by SICCS’ Ben Ruddell. Serious information theory, modeling, and statistics geeks should consider diving in! Also,… Read more

Filed Under: Publication, Research, Scholarly

Fallowing cattle-feed farmland simplest way to alleviate western water shortage, FEWSION-based study finds

Posted by SICCS on March 2, 2020

An important new study published this week in Nature Sustainability finds that irrigated crop production accounts for 86 percent of all water consumed in the western U.S.—and of all the water used on western farms, by far the largest portion goes to cattle-feed crops such as alfalfa and grass hay. To alleviate the severe shortage of water in the… Read more

Filed Under: Grant, Project, Publication, Research, Scholarly

How does snowmelt in the Rockies affect diners in New York? NAU data mapper part of national study to make those connections

Posted by chris_heiser on July 22, 2019

Ben Ruddell, Director and Associate Professor

Experts estimate that snowmelt accounts for as much as 75 percent of water supplies in the western United States. As the climate warms, however, it’s not hard to imagine a future when declining snowpack on western mountain ranges means less snowmelt. Scientists and water managers have already seen worrying changes in the… Read more

Filed Under: Grant, Project, Research, Scholarly

What data teaches about flood forecasting: NAU researcher co-leading crowdsourced app to gauge flood water

Posted by chris_heiser on

According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), flooding is the most damaging natural hazard in the world, and most flood damage occurs in cities. As exemplified by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, this damage is projected to rapidly increase, both due to increasing extreme precipitation events and urban sprawl into marshes and floodplains—so it is critical that cities learn to… Read more

Filed Under: Grant, Project, Research, Scholarly

Data scientists mapped supply chains of every U.S. city. What it says is bigger than just where your food comes from.

Posted by chris_heiser on

April 29, 2019

No matter where you are in the United States, some food in your kitchen probably started its life in Fresno, California.

How do you know? Vegetables, like every other product, follow a supply chain that moves it from where it’s grown to where it’s used. That supply chain can be tracked through data, and that data… Read more

Filed Under: Grant, Project, Research, Scholarly

Water security conflicts and solutions: FEWSION

Posted by john_georgas on May 26, 2018

Dr. Ben Ruddell is leading the FEWSION project aimed at building the first complete empirical description of the U.S. food, energy, and water system so that every citizen and policymaker in the U.S. can see where their food, energy, and water come from.

Filed Under: Community service, Project, Scholarly, Service

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