Precipitationsheds and the socio-economics of rain: Patrick Keys

About this episode

Patrick Keys discusses the socio-economic implications of rain and moisture recycling.

Patrick Keys, a professor at Boston University, studies the sources and sinks of rain in the moisture recycling process (aka small water cycle). He looks at how they are embedded in socio-economic systems.

People in this episode

Host: Alpha Lo

Guest: Patrick Keys

Topics covered

• moisture recycling
• socio-economics
• precipitation
• climate science
• water cycle

Keywords

• precipitationsheds
• moisture recycling process
• socio-economics of rain
• climate
• water cycle

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Boston University

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