Tag Archives: stormwater

The Cuyahoga River burned today for the first time in 51 years. Here’s what we can learn from it.

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Anne Jefferson

How many of you had “Cuyahoga River catches fire” on your 2020 bingo card? Yet that’s what happened today.  A tanker-car collision/fire near the Cuyahoga River in Akron this morning spilled burning fuel into a storm sewer and then the … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, environment, geohazards, geology, hydrology, public science, society

Announcing STORMS

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Anne Jefferson

I’m pleased to announce that I’m leading a new multi-institution NSF-funded project investigating how stormwater decision making translates to environmental outcomes at the watershed scale. I’m collaborating with Aditi Bhaskar (Colorado State University), Kelly Turner (UCLA), and Dave Costello (Kent … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, environment, hydrology, public science, society

Hurricane Harvey and the Houston Flood: Did Humans Make it Worse? (Part 2: Urbanization)

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Anne Jefferson

There’s been a lot of speculation and discussion about the role of urbanization in contributing to the flooding from Hurricane Harvey in Houston. Fortunately, urban hydrology is my specialty, so even though I’ve never been to Houston, I feel like … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, geohazards, hydrology, society

Anne’s top papers of 2016 + 3 she co-wrote

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Anne Jefferson

Yesterday, I posted an epic analysis of my scientific reading habits in 2016, but I didn’t tell you about the papers I read last year that made my heart sing. And I didn’t take much time to brag about my … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, by Anne, climate science, hydrology, paper reviews, publication

Stormwater management is all around you. Can you #SpotTheSCM?

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Anne Jefferson

On Thursday of @highlyanne’s week @realscientists, she was putting finishing touches on a research proposal to do new, cool science on stormwater managment. She also wanted to get people to realize that stormwater managment is already happening in their neighborhoods, so #SpotTheSCM was born. Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, hydrology, public science