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Official Bluesky of UMass Amherst Hydrogeology @umasshydro.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

🌧️ Stronger Storms. Deeper Droughts. How Can Both Be True? At first glance, it seems contradictory: the U.S. is experiencing more intense rainfall events, yet much of the country remains in drought. Read more about our lab group's work in the Northeast USA here: theconversation.com/the-us-is-se...

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The US is seeing stronger storms, so why are droughts getting worse?

Even though annual precipitation is rising nationally, the landscape is drying out more rapidly. That’s changing the water cycle.

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Official Bluesky of UMass Amherst Hydrogeology @umasshydro.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

The Boutt Hydrology Group is excited to announce Dr. Danielle Hare will be rejoining the lab! She’s helping model and assess groundwater flooding across Massachusetts and looks forward to focusing on groundwater’s role in surface processes. Welcome back, Danielle!

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Official Bluesky of UMass Amherst Hydrogeology @umasshydro.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Last week, Dr. David Boutt presented his talk “Changing Groundwater Elevations in Massachusetts” for the MSMCP Virtual Lunch Series! Checkout our Groundwater Flooding StoryMap!: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d24c...

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Official Bluesky of UMass Amherst Hydrogeology @umasshydro.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Congratulations to Drew Gauthier for successfully defending his Senior Honors Thesis last week! His thesis is titled "Hydrogeochemical evolution of inflows through the transition zone of the Salar de Pozuelos, Argentina".

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Official Bluesky of UMass Amherst Hydrogeology @umasshydro.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Congratulations to Rachel King for successfully defending her Master's Thesis last week! Her thesis is titled "Stream functioning across an endorheic basin in the Dry Andes."

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