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Geodynamics

Journey of the Indian plate

Journey of the Indian plate

Plume craton interaction is a fascinating geological phenomenon. The Indian plate, which has experienced several plume eruptions underneath it, is one of the best locations to study the effect of plume craton interaction. In this week’s news and view, I will provide an overview of the controversy and hypotheses related to the plume craton interaction within the Indian plate since the mid-Cre ...[Read More]

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Hydrological Sciences

A lot (but never too much) of hydrology at EGU22

A lot (but never too much) of hydrology at EGU22

The EGU General Assembly 2022 will take place on 23–27 May 2022, with more than 12,000 presentations that will be delivered and viewed both virtually or on-site in Vienna (Austria Center Vienna). About 1,900 presentations are included in the 99 scientific sessions that are led by the Hydrological Sciences (HS) Division. The 2022 conference programme is now online, but how do we navigate through th ...[Read More]

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Ocean Sciences

The fragile connection of the Ocean and the Cryosphere – a story from the past

The fragile connection of the Ocean and the Cryosphere – a story from the past

Compared to the formation and evolution of the Earth’s surface, the ancient oceans receive little attention in geological history. However, understanding the rise and fall of the oceans of the past—or “ghost oceans”—can reveal crucial information about the evolution of our planet, the cryosphere included. Can oceans play a historical role in climate change? If water bodies had not existed, would w ...[Read More]

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Geodynamics

The Sassy Scientist – The Coffee Nirvana

The Sassy Scientist – The Coffee Nirvana

Air travel is a thing of the past, or at least it has been in the past couple years. Nowadays conferences are attended from the comfort of our closet home-office. Although there are undeniable advantages in not being in the USA (please keep me out of there!), Sadia wonders: How to stay awake until 3am to present your poster at a virtual US conference? Dear Sadia, You are talking about a possible c ...[Read More]

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Cryospheric Sciences

The fragile connection of the Ocean and the Cryosphere – a story from the past

The fragile connection of the Ocean and the Cryosphere – a story from the past

Compared to the formation and evolution of the Earth’s surface, the ancient oceans receive little attention in geological history. However, understanding the rise and fall of the oceans of the past—or “ghost oceans”—can reveal crucial information about the evolution of our planet, the cryosphere included. Can oceans play a historical role in climate change? If water bodies had not existed, would w ...[Read More]

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Geodynamics

There’s more to Geoscience than just oil and gas

There’s more to Geoscience than just oil and gas

When most people hear Geology, they might think ‘rocks’, ‘diamonds’ or ‘oil and gas’, and these perceptions of the Geosciences vary from country to country. This week, we have PhD student Ayuni Ina Mohamaad from the University of Florida to tell us more about the Malaysian view of geoscientists. Fresh out of high school in 2009, I was still unclear with how I would like to move forward in life, ca ...[Read More]

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Geodesy

Geodesists on Tour: GNSS measurements in East Africa

Geodesists on Tour: GNSS measurements in East Africa

  Africa hosts the world’s most extensive subaerial rift system on Earth known as the East African Rift System (EARS). It stretches over 5000 km from the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden intersection in the north to the Southwest Indian Spreading Ridge south of South Africa. East-West, the EARS spans the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of Congo across to eastern Madagascar over 3000 km. The ...[Read More]

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Natural Hazards

We want you: New Science Officers seeking.

Interested in getting involved in shaping the EGU NH Division? Interested in having an active role during the organisation of the annual General Assembly?  Are you working in a field of research related to Natural Hazards? Then keep reading! Our Division is seeking new volunteer Science Officers to fill in the role for the following subdivisions: NH2: Volcanic Hazards NH3: Landslide Hazards NH5: S ...[Read More]

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Hydrological Sciences

WORLD WATER DAY 2022 GROUNDWATER – MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE

WORLD WATER DAY 2022 GROUNDWATER – MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE

Today is the World Water Day 2022 focused on groundwater. Yesterday, was launched the UN World Water Development Report 2022 “Groundwater – making the invisible visible”  at the opening ceremony of the 9th World Water Forum in Dakar, Senegal. The World Water Day has been proposed at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in  Rio de Janeiro, 1992 and adopted by the Gener ...[Read More]

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Natural Hazards

Getting to know Anne Mangeney 2022 Sergey Soloviev Medal

Getting to know Anne Mangeney 2022 Sergey Soloviev Medal

In today’s interview, we talk with Anne Mangeney, Professor of Geosciences at the Paris Diderot University. Anne has been awarded the 2022 Sergey Soloviev Medal. This medal is awarded for outstanding scientific contributions in fundamental research that improves our knowledge of basic natural hazards principles and research that assesses and leads to the proper mitigation of natural hazards ...[Read More]