Tucson’s Bighorn Fire and the Dangers of Debris Flows
Wildfire-related flooding and increased runoff may continue for several years in a burn area, but it is unusual for post-fire debris flows to occur beyond the second rainy season. Some...
Arizona Geology Blog: Wildfire and Debris Flow
After a wildfire, how intense does rainfall need to be to cause a debris flow? A research team from the University of Arizona Geosciences, AZGS, and the US Geological Survey...
Arizona Geology Blog: Bringing Real-World Geologic Data to the College Classroom
AZGS shares an interview in a recent AZGS blog post with Professor Jeffrey M. Simpson, who utilizes the AZGS geologic materials to instruct his students. Geologist/teacher Jeff Simpson describes the...
AHS Flagstaff Chapter Selects 2020 Undergraduate Mentor Scholar
Max Evans Attended Yavapai College before transferring to NAU in 2015. He graduated from NAU in May with a Bachelor’s Degree in Geology, focusing on hydrogeology. He supported himself through...
WRRC Announces Arizona Water Blueprint – New Visual Data Tools
Article by the Water Resources Research Center Several visually rich information tools are now available for answering your various water-related questions. The Kyl Center for Water Policy at ASU has...
The Tucson Chapter Announces their 2020 AHS Undergraduate Mentor Scholarship Recipient
The Tucson Chapter of the Arizona Hydrological Society (AHS) is pleased to announce their 2020 AHS Undergraduate Mentor Scholar. Our warmest congratulations go to Danielle Rehwoldt. Danielle is a senior...
NCSE Proposals are due by July 10, 2020
The National Council for Science and the Environment 2021 Annual Conference (January 5 - 8, 2021) will take a systems-approach to heat and water during this time of changeーexamining both...
AZGS Embarks on Ambitious Geologic Mapping Campaign
AZGS is excited to announce that the award for the USGS STATEMAP Program in Fiscal Year 2020-2021 is $324k –a two-fold increase from their current level of funding. Read the...