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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again)

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share here mostly thoughts with the hydrologist community - #NaturalHazards #Hydrology #Drought #Flood #HEPEX #Trockenheit - My opinions - www.drought.ch

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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 1h
And some stripes for the Rhine's summer discharge in Basel. (last couple of years provisional values)
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 2h
Update some weeks later. We are now somehow away from the WSL Extremes scenario and closer to the 2003 case. The difference is that early October in 2003 was WET and allowed for recovery. No such rain event on the agenda for now ....
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 21h
Today is the start of the new hydrological (or water year). What precipitation is concerned the las hydrological basically ended already in June …..
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Von „schwachen Franken“ reden wird ab ein Kurs von CHF 1.2 pro Euro! OK? www.blick.ch/wirtschaft/i...
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Schweizer Franken fällt: Was das für dich bedeutet
Der Schweizer Franken im Sinkflug: Die Währung hat gegenüber Dollar und Euro an Wert verloren. Während Export und Tourismus profitieren, werden Ferien im Ausland und Einkaufstourismus teurer. Was Ökon...
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is the summer weather I used to know…. Unfortunately it is already autumn…. Or in other words (german) Endlich richtig Sommer (was vorher in 2026 war braucht einen neuen Namen, bzw hat es eine und wird nicht gerne gelesen)
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Saison gerecht aber Witterungsbedingt an der Grenze
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I had a Fortan code running since 2010 using 365x6 files per year My IT was unhappy when i use this for 120 years x 40 ensembles…. So last year I switched thanks to a R script to 6 files per year….. Files were huge, so yesterday a prompt was enough to make my Fortran code read gz files on the fly
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Dabei www.srf.ch/play/tv/redi...
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10 vor 10 vom 14.09.2026 - Play SRF
KI-Forscher warnen vor Kontrollverlust, Trockenheit bremst Güterschifffahrt, Nachtzug statt Billigflug
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KinarNicholas.bsky.social @kinarnicholas.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Hydrology Paper of the Day @hydrologywsl.bsky.social on an update of the www.drought.ch/de platform: integration of geohazards and drought in the context of forecasts and sociohydrology hazard levels; runoff and soil moisture indicated as choropleth maps; and including biological and glacier hazards
drought.ch
drought.ch
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Wer aktuell die #Trockenheit und #Hitzewellen in 2026 als "Weckruf" wahrnimmt, hat den Wecker in 2003, 2015, 2018 und 2022 irgendwann weggedrückt und weiter geschlafen !
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
So, maybe this summer will be a further trigger to advance in mitigation and adaptation to climate change and drought. Or do we wait that farmers harvest popcorn?
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Das Ding dass morgen vom Himmel kommen wird heisst Regen
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Bodensee 15.08.26 (sehr sehr niedrig) vs 31.5.2024(ziemlich ziemlich hoch) Hafen Rohmanshorn
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Daumen drücken www.watson.ch/schweiz/extr...
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Endlich kommt der Regen, doch lindert er auch die Trockenheit? Das sagt der Experte
Nachdem sich in diesem Sommer Hitzewelle an Hitzewelle reihte, kündigt sich nun der dringend benötigte Wetterumschwung an.
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Es wird schon bald fest regnen…. in 2 Wochen unsere Dachfenster werden ersetzt und bin sehr zuversichtlich dass es an kein einziges der 9 geplanten Arbeitstage trocken bleiben wird…. Murphy
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
New Paper on our MALFIX drought impacts forecasting tool @ryanpad.bsky.social @extremeswsl.bsky.social @wslresearch.bsky.social @konbog.bsky.social
url6649.tandfonline.com
An operational platform for sub-seasonal forecasts of drought-related hazards
Ongoing climate change is increasing the occurrence of drought-related hazards with negative impacts across many areas of ecology, economy, and society, which are typically analyzed separately. The...
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
2. August 2026 vs 3. August 2025 #Alptal #Trockenheit
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
SRF: „Trockenheit und Hitze bringen auch Vorteile für den Weinbau“ Toll, alle nun auf edlen Tropfen greifen, um den Wassermangel zu trotzen… Wir die ehemaligen Lehrerin meiner Tochter 2015 schon sagte : „Spare Wasser, trinkt Wein“ 🍷 Also Prost. (Wer Ironie findet soll sie auch behalten)
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
New Paper on our MALFIX drought impacts forecasting tool @ryanpad.bsky.social @extremeswsl.bsky.social @wslresearch.bsky.social @konbog.bsky.social
url6649.tandfonline.com
An operational platform for sub-seasonal forecasts of drought-related hazards
Ongoing climate change is increasing the occurrence of drought-related hazards with negative impacts across many areas of ecology, economy, and society, which are typically analyzed separately. The...
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Kt Aargau
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Imagine spending that ridiculous amount of money on this Argentinian performance
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Argentina a three times 45 seconds of Messi magic in each game, like the three who wants to be millionaire boosters. So Spain should just cope with that when it will arrive, usually after the 85 minute….
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Und jemand in mein WhatsApp hat Anfang Juni der Klimawandel als verloren gemeldet. In drei Tage erwarte Ich eine erneute Vermisstenanzeige
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
They are looking for a doctor on my vessel in 🇬🇷 I won‘t play the „I am also a doctor plot“
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Tobias Wechsler @tobias-wechsler.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Knackt die #Aare heute ihren #Temperaturrekord? Der bisherige Höchstwert von 24,1 °C wurde erstmals im August 2022 gemessen und in diesem Jahr bereits dreimal egalisiert. #Wassertemperatur #Klimawandel www.hydrodaten.admin.ch/de/seen-und-...
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Heute Schnarcheln, morgen Schnorcheln
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Change of view
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Prof. Sonia I Seneviratne @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Happy birthday #IAC! The Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science at ETH Zürich celebrated its 25th birthday yesterday! It was fantastic to have all this wonderful community together for a joyful celebration! @ethz.ch @usyseth.bsky.social @nccr-climplus.bsky.social
Picture of members from the Institute of Atmospheric and Climate Science at ETH Zurich, including guests, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the instituteGathering of members of the Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science for the 25th birthday of the institute, July 3, 2026Panel discussion during 25th birthday celebration of Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, July 3, 2026Panel discussion during 25th birthday celebration of Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, July 3, 2026
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I got a new mini desktop pc with 20 cores some months ago. Today i first send a job using 15 of them at the same time ...... it sound like a wind gust on a mountain peek
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Yesssss
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Refreshing at an hydrological triple point when two rivers become one
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
So, das war zu erwarten
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Outside smells like in summer holidays in southern Italy as a child But it is home. And the present
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Listening to Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden feels adequate today #Hizewelle youtu.be/3mbBbFH9fAg?...
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Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
YouTube video by SoundgardenVEVO
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Poor man reflecting pool vibes Feeling like in DC
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
www.srf.ch/wissen/natur...
srf.ch
Neues Frühwarnsystem: Wann sind Fische in Gefahr?
Wie stark sich Flüsse aufheizen, lässt sich jetzt bis zu drei Wochen vorhersagen. Daten sind öffentlich zugänglich.
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Some billionaires will multiply their wealth tonight So best I can do is offer my family a dinner at the restaurant and cheer at the rich getting richer Well done Irony off
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
After 3 months i am finally happy to have carried all the time an umbrella in my bag
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
There is this parallel universe where a democratic woman is sitting at the White House since 2017 and Switzerland won the Ice Hockey World Championship three times in a row
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KinarNicholas.bsky.social @kinarnicholas.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Hydrology Paper of the Day @abahremand.bsky.social on why hydrological performance metrics for flash flood prediction are not suitable for establishing model performance: a novel framework for evaluation, and statistics and machine learning for feature importance. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Distribution-informed machine learning for flash flood susceptibility: integrating weibull extreme value theory with interpretable models - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Distribution-informed machine learning for flash flood susceptibility: integrating weibull extreme value theory with interpretable models
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KinarNicholas.bsky.social @kinarnicholas.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Hydrology Paper of the Day @matthiasprenger.bsky.social and colleagues on quantifying how groundwater is affected by climate change: water budgets; linkages with snowpack and global warming; importance of groundwater in low-snow years; tracking groundwater age; and a novel groundwater storage ratio
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Summer!
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KinarNicholas.bsky.social @kinarnicholas.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Hydrology Paper of the Day @danielepenna.bsky.social on the hydrology of forested catchments: understanding process magnitudes and spatial relationships from 691 catchments; a novel dataset allowing for exploration of climate; and why some established hydrological theories need further examination.
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
We hire a PhD apply.refline.ch/273855/1872/...
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PhD student “Modeling of water storage in the landscape for demand-oriented multi-purpose use” (f/m/d)
As part of a joint initiative of WSL, Eawag and Agroscope on “Integrated Water Management: Synergies between Flood Protection, Irrigation, and Biodiversity.” we are developing baseline knowledge on mo...
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Wird @konbog.bsky.social morgen im Zürichsee springen? Seine eigene Vorhersage liegt über seine Temperatur Schmerzgrenze Oder @ryanpad.bsky.social ?
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Aktuell lohnt sich ein Besuch auf die #Trockenheit Plattform des Bundes. Nicht nur weil die Plattform gerade eine WEB-Award erhalten hat ... www.trockenheit.admin.ch/de
trockenheit.admin.ch
Trockenheit - Nationale Trockenheitsplattform
Aktuelle Situation der Trockenheit in der Schweiz.
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KinarNicholas.bsky.social @kinarnicholas.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Hydrology Paper of the Day @oriescc.bsky.social @soham-adla.bsky.social @iaguirre.bsky.social and many other colleagues on a framework of principles for hydrological science communication: the need for in-person meetings and proper channels; equity and building trust; and the need for simplicity.
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Yasser Haddad @yasserhaddad.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Had the opportunity to talk a bit about my PhD journey to PLOS Climate! Check the blog entry below 😁
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
So, suddenly America and the world care about an hockey stick shaped line
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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
We contributed to the SmallFlex Goms Project. You can join or final Worshop in Sion (Valais, Switzerland) Flexibility of medium-sized and small Alpine power stations hydroalpslab.ch/workshop-fin...
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Workshop final – Projet SmallFLEX Goms - Hydro Alps Lab
Flexibilité des moyennes et petites centrales alpines
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