Reposted by Matthias SprengerAGU Catchment Hydrology Technical Committee @agucatchhydro.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The AGU Hydro-JEDI committee is pleased to share our inaugural tiny grant initiative to support early-career researchers attending AGU26. Please find more information on eligibility and how to apply here: connect.agu.org/hydrology/ab... 044
Reposted by Matthias SprengerCharlotte Grossiord @charlottegrossiord.bsky.social · 01/10/2026🌳We are hiring a PhD student in Forest Ecophysiology and Remote Sensing at EPFL and WSL in Lausanne! @vallicrosah.bsky.social @wslresearch.bsky.social Start: April-May 27 Applications: Open until filled careers.epfl.ch/job/Lausanne... 11115
Reposted by Matthias SprengerAmanda Gay DelVecchia @agdelv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Deadline extended! 👀 003
Reposted by Matthias SprengerAGU Catchment Hydrology Technical Committee @agucatchhydro.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The Catchment Hydrology TC's 2025 student competition asked participants to tell us about an interesting article set outside of North America and Europe. We are pleased to share one of our entries from Rachel Breunig. 133
Reposted by Matthias SprengerAGU Catchment Hydrology Technical Committee @agucatchhydro.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The Catchment Hydrology TC's 2025 student competition asked participants to tell us about an interesting article set outside of North America and Europe. We are pleased to share one of our entries from José Gescilam Uchôa. 153
Reposted by Matthias SprengerLiz Hearn @liz-hearn.bsky.social · 07/09/2026If you care about Earth science in the US, please sign up for the NSF GEO virtual office hour Sept 15 with GEO directorate head Joydip Kundu! NSF leadership needs to hear directly that people care and are concerned about GEO. Maxxing out their Zoom tier sends a message. www.nsf.gov/events/nsf-g...nsf.govNSF GEO Virtual Office Hour: Updates from the NSF Directorate for GeosciencesJoin directorate leadership for updates and information. 03624
Reposted by Matthias SprengerAmanda Gay DelVecchia @agdelv.bsky.social · 03/09/2026PhD opportunity! Come study the dark side of streams with us 🌚https://amandadelvecchia.weebly.com/join-the-lab.html Interviews starting soon! (Yes that beautiful place is the study site 😍). @uncgeography.bsky.social 11313
Reposted by Matthias SprengerSarah H. Ledford @sledford.bsky.social · 25/08/2026They just posted the solicitations to be archived “no later than September 26, 2026” including WaLCZ. www.nsf.gov/geo/updates/...nsf.govA new funding opportunity for core geoscience research 324
Reposted by Matthias SprengerAGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 21/08/2026In late May, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a proposed rule that could fundamentally change how scientific research is funded in the United States. Write to your legislators about this harmful rule. Read more and take action today: spklr.io/63328ERIOo 083
Matthias Sprenger @matthiasprenger.bsky.social · 21/08/202610 days left to add an "old" seminal paper that influenced you. If you're an early career hydrologist, consider sharing a study from before the year 2000 as outlined in the post below 👇 042
Reposted by Matthias SprengerCharlotte Grossiord @charlottegrossiord.bsky.social · 18/08/2026📢 We’re hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher in Plant Ecophysiology at EPFL/WSL in Lausanne! 🌿 Study physiological mechanisms of leaf browning under heat & drought stress 🔬 Experimental plant ecophysiology 🎓 Mentoring/teaching opportunities Please share! Apply here: apply.refline.ch/273855/1893/... 03944
Reposted by Matthias SprengerThe International Biogeography Society @biogeography.bsky.social · 18/08/2026The Landscape Ecology Group at the University of Potsdam is seeking applications for a 3-year postdoctoral position! See the full solicitation on our website: www.biogeography.org/news/news/po...biogeography.org 01424
Reposted by Matthias SprengerDave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The economic aftershocks of the earthquake in Colombia 1018231
Reposted by Matthias SprengerDave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Lots of places to donate. I like this comprehensive list from AP News best, which includes plenty of Colombian-based orgs apnews.com/article/colo...apnews.comHow to help after Colombia's devastating earthquakeColombia is grappling with the aftermath of a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Monday, affecting a large part of the western region. 05114
Reposted by Matthias SprengerJeff Atkins @atkinsjeff.bsky.social · 11/08/2026A very excellent postdoc opportunity at NC State working with some of the best folks around focused on synthesizing ecohydrological data to assess forest water balances: jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/233...jobs.ncsu.eduPostdoctoral Research ScholarThe Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources has a wide variety of strengths in forestry and natural resources management, policy and economics, environmental science and technology, wildlif... 055
Matthias Sprenger @matthiasprenger.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Our new paper, lead by Bonan Li, looks into current drivers of fast soil water fluxes during rainfall events and how these fluxes will be altered with climate change. There is a lot I learned from this work that I highlight below. 📄 Li et al. 2026, Earth's Future: doi.org/10.1029/2026...doi.orgDominant Controls on Preferential Flow and Their Implications for Future Soil Water FluxesThe effect of precipitation peak intensity on soil water velocities declined with increasing precipitation intensity Antecedent soil moisture failed to predict preferential flow (PF), contrasting... 143
Reposted by Matthias SprengerChrista Kelleher @hydrochrista.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Lots of great AGU sessions this year! Check out a few that are sponsored by the @agucatchhydro.bsky.social Technical Committee! 042
Reposted by Matthias SprengerAGU Catchment Hydrology Technical Committee @agucatchhydro.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Please help us spread the word about our TC-sponsored #AGU26 sessions! We look forward to seeing your submissions! 133
Reposted by Matthias SprengerRyoko Araki @rarakihydro.bsky.social · 07/07/2026📢 #AGU26 Call for Abstracts to the long-running runoff generation session! "H122 - Runoff Generation Processes: From Fundamental Mechanisms to Disturbance Responses." 🌟Featured Invited Speakers: Margaret Zimmer & C. Rhett Jackson 🔗 agu.confex.com/agu/agu26/pr... 1105
Reposted by Matthias SprengerQiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Google Earth Pro will be ending support and will be unavailalbe for new downloads after June 25, 2027! If you are looking for an alternative, try out GeoLibre. - GeoLibre Web: web.geolibre.app - GitHub: github.com/opengeos/Geo... - Documentation: geolibre.app - Video tutorial: youtu.be/87Cm0QagtxI 55524
Matthias Sprenger @matthiasprenger.bsky.social · 02/07/2026We're excited to share that our session has been accepted for #AGU26 in San Francisco (7-11 December 2026)! H128: Stable Isotopes in the Critical Zone: Methods, Applications, and Process Interpretations Find the session description and submission link here: agu.confex.com/agu/agu26/pr...agu.confex.comStable Isotopes in the Critical Zone: Methods, Applications, and Process InterpretationsNatural abundance and enriched stable isotopes are exceptional tracers, contributing to deeper comprehension of the transport and transformation of water, carbon, and other elements. Their use has led... 121
Reposted by Matthias SprengerHelen Pearson @helenpearson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026NEW: Is there a 'crisis' of public trust in science? It can feel that way — with attacks on research in the US and growing rejection of vaccines. I investigated for @nature.com - and found some surprises. My feature article is out today and a short🧵here www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comHave people stopped trusting science? The data tell a surprising storySome say there’s a global crisis of trust — but research reveals where the real problems lie. 28864
Reposted by Matthias SprengerItai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · 24/06/2026🔥 Published today, and just in time for summer conferences, here are your guidelines for presenting badly www.nature.com/articles/s41... rdcu.be/fqa92 13533199
Reposted by Matthias SprengerAGU Hydrology H3S @agu-h3s.bsky.social · 06/06/2026A great figure can elevate your paper, increase scientific accessibility, and even become art. Are you an early career researcher in hydrology with a (published) figure that you are proud of? H3S wants to spotlight you! Submissions accepted here → docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 054
Reposted by Matthias SprengerBob Hilton @profbobhilton.bsky.social · 22/06/2026New Job! Please RP! 2 year Postdoctoral Research Associate in #Biogeochemistry in Oxford @oxfordgeography.bsky.social using novel methods to explore organic matter stability and new proxies of rock #weathering &wider team in Southampton. Any Qs let me know 🧪🥼⚒️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... 02627
Matthias Sprenger @matthiasprenger.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Postdoc in Ecohydrology and Forest Resilience We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Scholar to work on collaborative research investigating the interplay between bedrock properties and forest resilience in the Rocky Mountains. See announcement: go.ncsu.edu/pdannouncement 11210
Reposted by Matthias SprengerAGU Catchment Hydrology Technical Committee @agucatchhydro.bsky.social · 28/05/2026🌍 The #AGU Catchment Hydrology TC Student Competition is now open! Open to undergrads, grad students & postdocs! 🎓 Share a seminal paper from the hydrology literature published before the year 2000. Submit your <100-word entry here: 📌 padlet.com/agucatchment... #HydrologyCommunity #EarlyCareerpadlet.com2026 TC Competition: Favorite seminal hydrology papersTell us about a seminal paper from the hydrology literature (published before the year 2000). This competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdoctoral scholars. To be en... 173
Reposted by Matthias SprengerCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 30/05/2026While regulations.gov incorrectly lists this action as "closed for comments", you can submit your comments directly here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM... My response is below, but don't feel that you need to draft anything nearly so long-winded. A short statement will also be very helpful. 514781
Reposted by Matthias SprengerJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 29/05/2026This is bad. Bad for researchers. Bad for science. Bad for universities. Bad for professional associations. For example: 1. Every award would be vetted by political appointees, who could overrule peer reviewers and deny the award if it doesn't advance the president's priorities. 1/🧵 541924844
Reposted by Matthias SprengerCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 29/05/2026Of all the harm this administration has done to US science, today's proposed changes to the way federal grants are awarded and administered is the most damaging yet. The text of the federal register document is impenetrably tedious by design, so here's an excellent summary of what it says. 331657977
Matthias Sprenger @matthiasprenger.bsky.social · 19/05/2026My daughter took the stage to give a TEDx talk on deforestation. She didn't just highlight the problem, but shared real, actionable steps we can all take to protect natural forests. Watch her talk here: youtu.be/Qgdpy_V3I38?... Obviously a proud dad moment, but she actually got inspired at schoolinkd.in 021
Reposted by Matthias SprengerBen Bond-Lamberty @benbondlamberty.bsky.social · 17/05/2026My former colleague Min Chen, now at @uwmadison.bsky.social , has a great "Proposal Coauthor Tool" uw-gcrl.github.io/coauthor_tool/uw-gcrl.github.ioProposal Coauthor Tool 0138
Matthias Sprenger @matthiasprenger.bsky.social · 11/05/2026We are seeking a highly motivated PhD student to join a newly funded project on “Coupling in situ high-frequency soil moisture data and remote sensing products to bridge spatio-temporal gaps explaining forest health, evapotranspiration, and water availability dynamics across forest biomes”. 185
Reposted by Matthias SprengerJared Rennie @jjrennie.bsky.social · 02/05/2026❗❗ New Python Notebook For USGS Data❗❗ There have been multiple requests to get the Streamflow data from the USGS National Water Dashboard. Well this notebook will do just that. It will get the data, plot it, AND provide a KMZ to be loaded into your systems. Go and play! github.com/jjrennie/usg... 15120
Matthias Sprenger @matthiasprenger.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Hosting Giova Mosquera at CNR has been a great way to end the semester! He gave great insights into the hydrological processes of tropical and subtropical landscapes during his research seminar talk and guest lecture to the Watershed Hydrology class at NCSU. 110
Reposted by Matthias SprengerNadine Ruehr @nadineruehr.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Interested in tree growth dynamics? Want to learn about dendrometers? Check out this new and promising global network! 073
Reposted by Matthias SprengerDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 23/04/2026NEW: NSF has been funding research at a fraction of its historic rate. Last week, the agency finally began distributing money to its directorates and is now likely to pick up the grantmaking pace. But these allocations also amount to substantial cuts across the sciences. My reporting:nature.comDelays have kept new NSF grants to a trickle — that could be about to changeThe agency is finally ready to distribute a spate of new grants, but it is also preparing substantial cuts to areas such as biological and social sciences. 3221139
Reposted by Matthias SprengerCritical Zone News @cznews.bsky.social · 21/04/2026BIOGEOMON 2026 attendees will have several opportunities to get out of the conference hall and into the field with several excursions planned for the June event in Sweden. Details here: bit.ly/BIOGEOMON_Ex... 🌐🧪 042
Matthias Sprenger @matthiasprenger.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Seminar alert for NC State College of Natural Resources students and faculty: @giovamosquera.bsky.social will present his work on "Streamflow generation in a Tropical Intermittent Hydrological System under Changing Land Use" on Thursday, 23 April, 11:30 AM-12:30 PM at JORDAN HALL ADDITION, ROOM 3212 010
Reposted by Matthias SprengerKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 20/04/2026North Carolina friends! I'm heading your way this coming Earth week for public talks at Wake Forest, Elon, and Duke (plus over two dozen more small events including guest-teachings classes, meetings, interviews, and more). If you're in the area, I'd love to see you there. Details below ⬇️ 112718
Reposted by Matthias SprengerThe News & Observer @newsobserver.com · 19/04/2026The river was popular with whitewater kayakers and rafters. Helene hurt, but the trouble kept coming.bit.lyThe Nolichucky was healing from Helene. Then an illegal mine moved in.The river was popular with whitewater kayakers and rafters. Helene hurt, but the trouble kept coming. 022
Matthias Sprenger @matthiasprenger.bsky.social · 18/04/2026We had the pleasure and honor to host Magali Nehemy at our Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at NCSU. The Watershed Hydrology students appreciated her insights on transportation and the hands-on activities on how to measure it in the field. 160
Reposted by Matthias SprengerMiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Review: TEACHING STORYTELLING TO AMPLIFY STUDENT VOICES Maru Gonzalez, Michael Kokozos & Christy M. Byrd offer an inspiring & transformative vision for reimagining education through the power of student narratives. #edusky #teachersky @routledgebooks.bsky.social www.middleweb.com/53287/amplif... 011
Matthias Sprenger @matthiasprenger.bsky.social · 09/04/2026How do mountain streams keep flowing during record-low snow years? Our new paper in Nature Geoscience explores how old groundwater buffers streamflow during low-snow years in the Upper Colorado River headwaters. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comWarming and snow loss increase reliance on old groundwater in a Colorado River headwater - Nature GeoscienceSnow loss and warming reduce runoff and alter the relative contributions of old and young groundwater to streamflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin headwaters, according to a data–model analysis. 1228
Reposted by Matthias SprengerKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/04/2026Oh this is great: there’s now an #Artemis II Lunar Flyby Gallery on the NASA images site: www.nasa.gov/gallery/luna... (thx @dpmanchee.bsky.social for pointing it out)nasa.govLunar Flyby - NASA 211483627
Reposted by Matthias SprengerKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 04/04/2026What will happen to the 82 USFS experimental forests around the country? Many sites have decades-long experiments that are tracking how forests are changed by timber harvesting practices and climate change. As I say here, “you can't just pick up an experimental forest site and move it to SLC.”science.orgU.S. Forest Service unveils extensive closures of research facilitiesCost-cutting move is expected to cause resignations and turmoil 331181615
Reposted by Matthias SprengerEmilio M Bruna @brunalab.bsky.social · 02/04/2026The US Forest Service. This is madness. Illegal, obviously. But madness even if it weren’t. WTAF morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/breaking-t...morethanjustparks.substack.comBREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest ServiceThe headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program is being destroyed. 13222
Reposted by Matthias Sprengeramandaecohydro.bsky.social @amandaecohydro.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Why does critical zone science need drilling? What are the most common questions, techniques, and measurements made? How can we make the most of drilling campaigns to test and develop new hypotheses? New CZ drilling review with @csdfacility.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comDrilling Within the Critical ZoneThis review synthesises 30 years of critical zone drilling methodologies for studying subsurface weathering, water storage, and biogeochemical processes. We evaluate drilling techniques, sampling str... 031
Reposted by Matthias SprengerMarius Floriancic @mfhydro.bsky.social · 30/03/2026📢 Join the WaldLab Ecohydrology Team! We are looking for a motivated doctoral student to work on the effects of forest management on water quality 🌲 💧 🌳 💧 -> more details about the position: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP... -> more details about our research: hyd.ifu.ethz.ch/ecohydlab/wa... 065
Reposted by Matthias SprengerRyan Sponseller @ryansponseller.bsky.social · 03/03/2026We are hiring a PhD student at Umeå University to work on GHG dynamics in boreal streams and groundwater. See the following advertisement and reach out with any questions! www.umu.se/en/work-with... @grocherros.bsky.socialumu.sePhD position in Physical Geography, focusing on greenhouse gas dynamics in streams and groundwater 0107