This week we hosted the WSL hydro day ๐ฆ in Davos. Four hydrology groups within WSL contributed to this gathering. This event nicely highlights the diversity of hydrology, evidenced by the wide spectrum of topics covered within the three hours.
We look forward to gathering again next spring! ๐ ๐
โผ๏ธ We are looking forward for a new PhD student to join our team this fall!
๐ค someone who combines data-driven and physically-based modeling.
๐ฆ๏ธhydrological storylines under climate change and assess local risks
๐๏ธ 100%, Zurich, fixed-term
๐ข Spread the word:
jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
This week Dr. Emanuele Bevacqua from Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research visited our group, and gave an impressive presentation on "Compound climate events under global warming" at ETH Zurich. We had great exchanges and discussions with him!๐
๐ A big thanks to our Repower guides to show us the hydroelectric power plant answer all our questions!
โฐ๏ธ We climbed down 332 steps into the ground to see where the water flows from Davos to Klosters, where the Pelton turbines produce energy for the valley.
Raul Wood (@hyclimm.bsky.social) stellt das von der @wslresearch.bsky.social gefรถrderten Projekt #Snow2HyDro vor.
โ๏ธโก๏ธ๐ง #Schneetrockenheit nimmt an Hรคufigkeit und Intensitรคt zu โ mit Folgen fรผr die #Wasserwirtschaft.
Mehr Infos zum Projekt: www.wsl.ch/en/projects/...
@manuelaibrunner.bsky.social
We warmly welcome our new postdoc researcher Dr. Ahmed Elkouk. He aims to investigate floods under climate change to support the development of sustainable adaptation measures in the Swiss Rhรดne River. Outside research, he finds peace in reading and quietly watching the flow of a river.
Switch flipped for conditions conducive to #fire: Dry #weather + low #humidity are the main driving forces behind #forestfires, with #temperature playing less of a role. #Wind + a lack of #snow encourage forest fires in #winter.
More: www.slf.ch/en/news/swit...
๐ท LFV Sรผdtirol
@hyclimm.bsky.social
๐ HS2.4.5: Hydrological extremes: from droughts to floods www.egu26.eu/session/55988 with @manuelaibrunner.bsky.social
๐ HS2.4.11: Hydrological response to changing conditions: process understanding and model improvement www.egu26.eu/session/55919 with @gbrunohydro.bsky.social
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๐บ๏ธ HS2.4.2: Large-Sample Hydrology: Advancing dataset developments, enhancing process understanding, and unifying insights through catchment modeling www.egu26.eu/session/55910
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๐ Are you working on #freshwatertemperature, #large-samplehydrology, or #hydrologicalextremes and changes?
#EGU26 #HYCLIMM
๐ก๏ธ HS2.3.3: Freshwater Temperatures: From Local to Global Scales www.egu26.eu/session/55888 with @mariagrundmann.bsky.social
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๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฅ
Check out our new study: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
#wildfires #climateextremes #naturalhazards #compoundevents
๐ More work on this topic will follow soon!
Great thanks to all co-authors: David M. Hannah, Cornelia Twining, and the HYCLIMM members Amber van Hamel, @manuelaibrunner.bsky.social , @mariagrundmann.bsky.social , Corentin Chartier-Rescan, Corinna Frank, and @gbrunohydro.bsky.social !
โผ๏ธ Hot off the press in @natwater.nature.com: "Riverine heatwaves are an emergent climate change risk"
We
๐ (1) highlight the impacts of and unknowns related to riverine heatwaves and
๐ค (2) discuss the research needed to improve our knowledge.
Link to article: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Our Perspective by Amber van Hamel and colleagues @cchartierrescan.bsky.social @mariagrundmann.bsky.social @manuelaibrunner.bsky.social emphasizes that climate change will worsen riverine heatwaves, demanding better data and models to address them.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
If you're around #Davos, and curious about #droughts and why studying them in the #mountains, join me at the next Researchers Beer organized by Academia Raetica at the Kulturplatz (Davos Platz) tomorrow 02.12 at 6.30pm.
academiaraetica.ch/en/courses-a...
@slfdavos.bsky.social @hyclimm.bsky.social
โฐ๏ธPhD @mariagrundmann.bsky.social explains the goals and challenges of her field research project in this new video by @slfdavos.bsky.social !
Little reminder that at #EGU26 there will be a session on fresh water temperature! ๐
๐ Sign up until 15 Jan 26
๐ข apply for travel funding until 1 Dec 25!
See you there! ๐โโ๏ธ
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...
Deadline for sign up: 15 January 2026, 13:00 CET
Deadline for travel support application: 1 December 2025
Session HS2.3.3:
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...
Please share and spread the word!
#egu26 #europeangeosciencesunion #watertemperature
Join our new #EGU26 session on โFreshwater Temperatures: From Local to Global Scalesโ from 3 to 8 May 2026, on-site in Vienna and virtually!
We ( @manuelaibrunner.bsky.social , Michelle van Vliet, Felipe Saavedra, James White, and myself) invite abstract submissions to our session HS2.3.3!
Are you working with #watertemperatures in freshwater systems?
Are you doing field work, modelling, large-scale analyses, or catchment studies?
Are you studying natural and anthropogenic processes governing fresh water temperatures, and their implications on ecosystems and water resources?
#egu26
We are thrilled to announce that #HYCLIMM member Raul Wood, together with WSL researcher @tobias-wechsler.bsky.social, got their WSL grant Snow2HyDro!
This project focuses on the adaptation needs from water resources, energy, and agriculture in the Alpenrhein.
Stay tuned!๐คฉ
#WSL #SLF
๐ Low flows show mixed effects โ they can increase or decrease depending on local conditions.
๐๏ธ Reservoir constructions are often connected to changes in the mean flow โ but these changes are poor indicators for changes of extreme flows
#floods #alps #hyclimm #eth #iac #slf
Using data from before and after reservoirs began their operations, along with upstreamโdownstream comparisons, they found that:
๐ง Floods are generally smaller downstream of large reservoirs โ 2-year floods drop by ~40 % when reservoir storage exceeds one month of average flow.
How do reservoirs shape streamflow extremes in the Alps?
๐ New paper from our team!
In his latest study, our #HYCLIMM member Jonas Gรถtte and co-authors analyzed Alpine catchments to understand how (hydropower) #reservoirs influence #streamflow extremes.
๐ doi.org/10.1088/3033...
#hydrology
๐ฉโ๐ ๐ฉโ๐ผ ๐ฉโโ๏ธ We enjoyed the wonderful opportunity to exchange with wildfire researchers, managers, and firefighters!
๐ฆโ๐ฅ Stay fiery, but don't get burnt.
#XFire2025 #HYCLIMM #ClimateResearch #Wildfire
@slfdavos.bsky.social @usyseth.bsky.social
๐ฅ Last week, Xinhang Li and Julia Miller attended the 1st International Workshop on Extreme Wildfire Events X-Fire 2025 and presented:
๐ฆ๏ธ (1) The relationship between wildfire synchronicity and weather regime in Europe.
๐ (2) Weather conditions conducive to wildfire in a warmer Europe.
HYCLIMM at IMC 2025!
Last week, HYCLIMM members @mariagrundmann.bsky.social, Joren Janzing, and Raul Wood attended the International Mountain Conference in Innsbruck.
Stay tuned for upcoming papers!
#IMC2025 #HYCLIMM #ClimateResearch #MountainHydrology
@usyseth.bsky.social @slfdavos.bsky.social
Learning, connecting, and exploring hydrology in action! ๐ @mariagrundmann.bsky.social & @cchartierrescan.bsky.social took part in the 16th Catchment Science Summer School at the University of Birmingham and came back with a lot of new insights and inspiration! โจ
๐ข Check out our newest publication: hess.copernicus.org/articles/29/...
๐ How reliable are reanalysis datasets for studying hydro-climatic extremes?
๐ All have strengths, but one stands out. Want to know which one?
@slfdavos.bsky.social @ethz.ch
#C3S #hydrology #ClimateScience
๐คฉNew paper from our team member @cchartierrescan.bsky.social entitled 'Snow drought propagation and its impacts on streamflow drought in the Alps' published on Environmental Research Letters! Big congrats! Check out more details here: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
#ClimateChange #Hydrology