Ripple Effect: A Podcast Putting Water In Context

238: The Climate Condition and 2026 El Niño

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2464230/fan_mail/new] Our very own Dr. Joe Casola, Climatologist at C.K. Blueshift, joins us to discuss the current climate, how it got here, and what the future holds. We dive deep into warming trends and what the rising heat means for society as a whole. We explore what El Niño could mean for our water, both in the monsoonal season and upcoming winter. Taking advantage of these climate trends, we can make smarter decisions for the future.

Ripple Effect Rewind! - Solar Panels Over Canals

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2464230/fan_mail/new] This week we are revisiting an earlier episode that is still highly relevant to today's water discussion. We are looking back on episode 159: Solar Panels Over Canals. Jon Parry, Assistant Manager for Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, joins us to discuss the many benefits of their solar panel demonstration project over the Layton Canal. This project is so cool on so many levels and has some serious potential for scalability win-win-wins all over the place. Great discussion about an exciting development in Utah.

237: A GSL Success Story in Trying Times

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2464230/fan_mail/new] Christine Rumsey from United States Geological Survey joins us to talk about the Great Salt Lake, salinity, and how the science tells us proactive berm management between the North and South Arm of the Great Salt Lake are staving off the most dire consequences of diminished inflows into the Lake. A MUST listen.

Ripple Effect Rewind! - Solar Garden Agrivoltaics

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2464230/fan_mail/new] This week we are revisiting an earlier episode that is still highly relevant to today's water discussion. We are looking back on episode 133: Solar Garden Agrivoltaics. Byron Kominek, Owner and Manager of Jack's Solar Garden, explains how he revitalized his family farm with modern technology. A creative approach that mixes old-world farming and new-world energy production in mutually beneficial symbiosis. A worthwhile listen.

236: GetWater.AI - Decisions based on Intelligence

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2464230/fan_mail/new] Have you wondered how AI could help solve our water problems? - Eric McCulley, CEO of McCulley Watershed Consulting Services and Founder of GetWater.AI, and David Robinson, Cofounder and CEO of 9606.AI, join us to talk about exactly that. We discuss their project GetWater.AI and their plans to collectively measure and monitor our entire watershed as a wholistic system. Using real verifiable data and AI to tie it all together, we can start to make smart water decisions in the preventative stage, instead of trying to fix the aftermath.