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Ris called for a federal framework “that recognizes the hydrologic reality of a shrinking river.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

“Historically, rainfall of this magnitude creates major hydrologic problems in our area, and there’s no reason to think this won’t happen with this event,” the agency said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024

Scientists have long studied the hydrologic features of Yellowstone’s springs and pools, “but nobody has ever studied the microbiology of a geyser,” said Eric Boyd, a professor of microbiology at Montana State University.

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2023

"We were confident in our original ages, as well as the strong geologic, hydrologic, and stratigraphic evidence, but we knew that independent chronologic control was critical."

From Science Daily • Oct. 5, 2023

When this fact of secondary enrichment was discovered, it was naturally assumed that the process was related to the present erosion surface and to present climatic and hydrologic conditions.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)