Hydrology podcasts

Climate scientist Mathew Barlow explains why warming can intensify both drought and extreme rainfall. The episode follows water through a warmer atmosphere, connecting increased moisture capacity and evaporation with dry soils and stronger downpours. It distinguishes changes in average conditions from the most damaging extremes and discusses why infrastructure faces growing flood risks.

Hosted by Madison Goldberg

Vic Baker investigates megafloods, catastrophic events that differ from ordinary weather-driven flooding. He discusses proposed mechanisms and the geological evidence left by exceptionally large flows, including the Channeled Scablands of Washington State and the Mediterranean. The episode connects landscape interpretation with reconstruction of past extreme events.