This session is co-organized by the Young Hydrologic Society (YHS),youngHS.com.

Geoscientists are often asked about the topicality and societal relevance of their research. This particularly holds for hydrologists, whose research often touches upon current 'hot topics' such as climate change or safe drinking water. Hence, there are plenty of examples of hydrological research being featured in the media. The idea of this session is to give examples of links between specific research topics in hydrology and global questions or challenges that are frequently addressed in the media.

The invited speakers will (1) highlight connections between their research and current trending topics, (2) share their experiences in communicating scientific results in newspapers, on TV, etc., (3) share suggestions for writing or presenting in popular media, and/or (4) illustrate how to communicate sensitive research topics to the public.

This session is scheduled as PICO session, but oral presentations will be given for five minutes instead of the usual two minutes of standard PICO sessions. The oral presentations will be followed by an interactive discussion where presenters can let their creativity run wild: slides, posters, videos, games, music, etc. - almost everything is allowed and appreciated to back their story!