*** Happy Earth Day *** Wishing you a Happy #EarthDay! Let's #nurture #nature for a better #future. “To leave the world better than you found it, sometimes you have to pick up other people’s trash.” —Bill Nye Earth Observation & Innovation @VT Hydrologic Innovation & Remote Sensing @VT UN University-INWEH Virginia Tech Science

*** Welcome to EGU 2025 *** I wish you all a successful #EGU25 . Please consider attending the following presentations by Earth Observation & Innovation @VT and Hydrologic Innovation & Remote Sensing @VT members and collaborators. Virginia Tech UN University-INWEH Geosciences at VT

🎤🌍 Join #UNUINWEH ’s online Science Talk: "Uneven Ground: Who Bears the Weight of a Sinking Coast?" Prof. Shirzaei explores the science of coastal subsidence. 📅 May 7 | 10:00 EST | Open to public 🔗 unu.edu/inweh/event/sc… #ClimateJustice #SinkingCities #ScienceTalk

**** Media Coverage **** Thanks to Business Insider for covering our work on sinking cities worldwide. Here are some highlights: - Cities worldwide, including on the US East and Gulf Coasts, are sinking. - This phenomenon, subsidence, can worsen extreme flooding and

**** NEW PAPER ALERT **** Just published in nature Cities, led by Dr. Ohenhen (Leonard Ohenhen) and in collaboration with two generations of researchers from Earth Observation & Innovation @VT and Hydrologic Innovation & Remote Sensing @VT of Virginia Tech Science, we map #sinkingland at 28 major #US cities. The results are eye-opening and

**** Media Coverage **** I had the opportunity of being on national TV, CBS News , yesterday discussing our recent publication on the #US #sinking #cities. Earth Observation & Innovation @VT Hydrologic Innovation & Remote Sensing @VT Virginia Tech News Virginia Tech Science Geosciences at VT See our article at: nature.com/articles/s4428… CBS news piece:

***** Congratulations, Team!!! ***** In just four days, our paper in nature Cities has been accessed >30,000 times and covered by >200 news outlets. Congrats, Leonard Ohenhen and all!! Collaborating with such an #exceptional group of #talented and dedicated #researchers is a

New research from #VirginiaTech reveals that 28 major U.S. cities, including New York, Dallas, and Seattle, are sinking by 2-10mm per year due to groundwater extraction. This affects 34 million people, about 12% of the U.S. population. news.vt.edu/articles/2025/…

*** Congratulations 🎉🎉*** It is with such pleasure and honor to present you with Dr. Mohammad Khorrami (Mohammad Khorrami)!!! I am so proud of you for who you are and what you have achieved!!! I wish you all the best❤️ Earth Observation & Innovation @VT Hydrologic Innovation & Remote Sensing @VT Geosciences at VT UN University-INWEH

Excited to present our work on investigating groundwater recharge in the deep aquifers of California’s Central Valley during Water Year 2023 at #GEOINT2025 #USGIF today in St. Louis, MO. If you're attending, stop by my poster! Hydrologic Innovation & Remote Sensing @VT Earth Observation & Innovation @VT Manoochehr Shirzaei Grace Carlson

**** Congratulations **** I am pleased to announce that Jonathan (Jonathan Lucy) of Earth Observation & Innovation @VT and Hydrologic Innovation & Remote Sensing @VT of Virginia Tech Science Geosciences at VT has received the prestigious Virginia Space Grant Consortium fellowship. Congrats, Jonathan—well-deserved!! UN University-INWEH

📚🌍 New insights from #UNUINWEH scientists! From infrastructure risk to food resilience and water governance, our latest research supports smarter, more sustainable policy🔬 #Science driving solutions Mir Matin Kaveh Madani Amir AghaKouchak Farshid Vahedifard Manoochehr Shirzaei Dr. Lina Eklund

🚨 Recent research by #UNUINWEH scientists in npj Natural Hazards highlights how aging #dams, political instability, poor decisions & #climatechange combine into a recipe for disaster. 📖 Read: nature.com/articles/s4430…

Thanks so much ASPRS! Truly honored to receive this scholarship.

*** Media Coverage *** I have the opportunity to contribute to this BBC News (World) article on #coastal #sinking cities, along with several other experts. Very informative with eye-opening illustrations! Earth Observation & Innovation @VT Hydrologic Innovation & Remote Sensing @VT Virginia Tech Science UN University-INWEH link: bbc.com/news/resources…

**** New Publication Alert **** In this #incident report, published by UN University-INWEH, we found that M7.7 #myanmarearthquake of March 28, 2025 #damaged ~157,000 buildings, #killing 3,600 to 5,350. Myanmar's seismic #vulnerability stems from the intersection of #technical shortcomings,

Recent analysis from Geosciences at VT Manoochehr Shirzaei on how rapid analysis using remote sensing and AI demonstrates how modern technology can be harnessed to guide emergency response and understand the scope of a disaster almost immediately. brnw.ch/21wTI9x

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Here is a piece in New Scientist that I contributed to regarding the global change in freshwater supply. UN University-INWEH EOI Virginia Tech Science newscientist.com/article/249000…