On the benefits of forests: Regulation of surface temperature

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Forest, Amazon Basin. Copyright Bolivian Ministry of Culture

Acerca de los beneficios de los bosques: Regulación de la temperatura de la superficie

...forests are fundamental to regulate surface temperatures; they should be considered to have the potential to become powerful countermeasures against the adverse potential impacts of climate change.

Why do hydrologists should deal with Chemistry, if it is so boring?

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¿Porqué los hidrólogos deberían en aprender química, si es tan aburrida?

One of my first lectures at the school of Civil Engineering was Basic Chemistry. Formulas, some standard procedures, and some things to memorize. Not difficult but not fun either because labs have always brought some sense of coldness on me. Then, at the last year I decided to major in Hydrology where very low emphasis was given to water quality, perhaps because we will always suppose to have specialists that would be there for the corresponding assessment. Now I have finished my Phd and yet my background in chemistry is weak and I am forced to go down to the basics!!! Why? Because it is one of the major concerns of hydrologists. Simply that.

What do hydrologists do?