Our Freshwater Future | Rosemary Knight | TEDxStanford

What if we could see through the crust of the earth to locate and measure precious groundwater? It’s no longer necessary to do “exploratory surgery” on the earth, says Knight, whose team uses satellites to track fresh water. Relying on the most sophisticated new measurement tools, Knight predicts and explains our fresh water future.

Knight's passion is Earth imaging – how to use advanced technologies to see below the ground, to depths of hundreds of meters. The founding director of the Center for Groundwater Evaluation and Management, she works with her research group and other collaborators to find new ways of mapping and monitoring our groundwater resources. After obtaining her doctorate in geophysics at Stanford, she joined the faculty at the University of British Columbia, returning to Stanford in 2000.

[milanneopaney]

Congratulations to you RoseMary. I believe it can be impactful if we keep planting trees and add technology to harvest the rainwater. Sustainability is the key. 100%!! Great work! Proud of you!!

[johnglynn-morris]

Fantastic presentation!  I really enjoyed the comparison of medical imaging to earth imaging...why not?

[Geopopcast]

Excelent work, I'm geophysics it's so proud to see presentation like this. Congratulations

[damienr]

The future of water conservation is rain water harvesting. See Ted talks, "brad lancaster" his arizona hometown dropped their temperature down between 10-15 degrees cooler due to rain harvesting and planting drought resistant plants. He beautified his town creating bike paths. A must share as this will be the future of water conservation. Either that or well b in big trouble down the road.

[dinosaur]

Great talk..!!!
Does worth to spend on water research.
Population must be matching with our capability of solving water issues...

[hasanchoudhury]

Excellent discussions!
Ground water recharging in substantial scales is urgently needed all over the world.
Drawing water from the ground may be charged to finance the next investments.
This actually being done in valiant efforts in some parts of the world. But more needs to be done ASAP. Regards

[bakks]

wow, this was so usefull presentation

[chistyman]

Good Presentation!

I would like to access InSAR information to study my region surface (Chile), where could I gather data?

[nisiars]

The new petrol, I wander if all this is going to benefit all beings, and not big corporations!!!

[miniminamanmina]

I can assure you that if it is shown that in any given area ground water is being infused with salt and making wells unusable it will be the tax payers that have to come up with the solutions and pay for corrective actions like expensive desalination plants . The development community will be free from having to pay for added numbers of water withdraws for their huge housing, commercial, and consumptive uses . The already existing taxpayers will pay for them. The politicians the market forces own will push the burden on the tax payers .

[MartinaSchoppe]

yeah, find more fossil water to exploid and make the problem bigger.... :(

[davidcollins]

Only a true scientists would dress so poorly.