Image: Chuck Dries - Sun Reflection. WRRC Photo Contest
Classes for the Spring 2025 semester began this week, and as the U of A welcomes students back to campus, the WRRC looks forward to a season packed with webinars and other events you won’t want to miss.
WRRC Welcomes Two New Team Members
The WRRC welcomes two new members to its team: Anna Msigwa and Luna Falk. Dr. Msigwa, an accomplished visiting scholar, joins us from Tanzania through the PEER2PEER fellowship program and will be spending the next month working on a transboundary water security project. Luna Falk is a master’s student in Water, Society, and Policy at the U of A, and has studied environmental law and policy in the US and international diplomacy at the University of Oxford in the UK. Her research focuses on cross border water issues and governance.
U of A Professor Condon Joins Groundwater Flow Mapping Effort
As part of a three-year study on groundwater from coast to coast, University of Arizona Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences Associate Professor Laura Condon and researchers from Princeton University created a simulation of groundwater paths. Their study area spanned the continental US and parts of Canada and Mexico. Published in Nature Water, the study reveals that rain and snowmelt flow much farther underground than previously believed.
Lack of Water Exacerbates LA Fires, Among Other Factors
According to various news stories, the catastrophic fires currently raging through the greater Los Angeles region have led to 20% of fire hydrants running dry, resulting in firefighters discontinuing their use. The extraordinarily high water demands needed to fight the fires plaguing the LA area have drained storage facilities and lowered water pressure in the regional patchwork of hydrant systems.