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hydrologist
UK/haɪˈdɹɒl.ə.dʒɪst/
noun
What it means
- Someone who is skilled in or practises hydrology.
Some experts see today’s action as only a short-term fix. While the USBR is “very focused on just getting through this to next year”, any cuts would probably need to be in place far longer, University of Oxford hydrologist Kevin Wheeler said.
2022 August 16, Gabrielle Canon, Richard Luscombe, “US issues western water cuts as drought leaves Colorado River near ‘tipping point’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 30 Nov 2022
In a sentence
Some experts see today’s action as only a short-term fix. While the USBR is “very focused on just getting through this to next year”, any cuts would probably need to be in place far longer, University of Oxford hydrologist Kevin Wheeler said.
2022 August 16, Gabrielle Canon, Richard Luscombe, “US issues western water cuts as drought leaves Colorado River near ‘tipping point’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 30 Nov 2022
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