Divisions

Tectonics and Structural Geology

TS Must Read – Scholz (1998): Earthquakes and friction laws

The Must-read team April 25, 2022

Scholz (1998) is the “must-read” review article about rate- and state- variable laws of rock friction. The article is a robust introduction to the state-of-the art of the discipline at the end of the past century and should be considered of particular interest for students and/or early career scientists. In spite of its relative simplicity, rock mechanics unfortunately is still not taught universa ...[Read More]

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Natural Hazards

Breaking the glass ceiling in diversity, equity, and inclusion in geosciences

Shreya Arora April 22, 2022

Despite many efforts around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), a noticeable disparity in geosciences still exists. To understand the root cause and steps we can take forward, it was my privilege to talk with Dr Kuheli Dutt, Assistant Dean for DEI at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Before MIT, Dr Dutt was an Assistant ...[Read More]

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Seismology

Celebrate Earth Day with the Deep Earth Explorers!

EGU Seismology ECS Team April 22, 2022

Happy Earth Day 2022! To celebrate this event in a slightly different way, EGU Seismology blog editor Matthew Kemp thought he’d go on a journey to the centre of the Earth, and highlight the work of the Deep Earth Explorers… Back in March 2020, Professor Sanne Cottaar‘s Deep Earth seismology group at the University of Cambridge, UK, unveiled their new exhibit “Deep Earth Exp ...[Read More]

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Geodynamics

The Sassy Scientist – Fanciful Ideas

The Sassy Scientist April 22, 2022

External feedback is important in our job. The right conversation can prevent you from presenting to international experts a whole study based on wrong assumptions (inspired by true events involving weeks of my life that nobody is going to give back to me). What if the external feedback comes from someone who’s not a scientist? Is their point of view, unchained by years of religious beliefs ...[Read More]

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Hydrological Sciences

Hydrologists celebrate Earth Day 2022

Maria-Helena Ramos, Nilay Dogulu and Bettina Schaefli April 22, 2022

Today is Earth Day. As hydrologists, we work closely with what covers about 71% of the Earth’s surface: water! How do you feel when surrounded by Earth’s nature? How would you describe the contribution of your research on the water cycle to the wellbeing of our planet? If you should prepare a warning sign to join people marching in the streets on this special day, what would you write? ...[Read More]

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Cryospheric Sciences

More pancakes in the future!

Roxana S. Cremer April 21, 2022

More pancakes in the future – that sounds like a very good New Year’s Eve resolution for Sunday brunches, but it could also be a development of the most tasty looking sea ice shape in the Arctic. Let’s find out more! Arctic Sea Ice The growth and melt of Arctic sea ice follows a seasonal cycle. In the springtime, under the midnight sun, the sea ice begins to melt until it reaches its m ...[Read More]

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Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

Volcanoes and social media make us (more?) crazy

Elisabetta Billotta and Daniele Musumeci April 20, 2022

Many people are drawn to danger and behaviors that can harm their health or finances. Dangerous activities include the attraction that humans have always had towards natural events, such as volcanic eruptions, or towards gambling, adventure, challenging travels or physical activities without the ability or the necessary preparation. In today’s life many people face risks, however these risks ...[Read More]

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Geodynamics

Making software available: open source licenses

Menno Fraters April 20, 2022

When you are writing some code for your upcoming paper, you may want (or need) to make the code available. Just making it available to see somewhere doesn’t automatically make it open source software though. In this post I will provide you, based on my experience of having to choose a license, a brief introduction on what the difference is, why your code needs a license and what license may ...[Read More]

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Cryospheric Sciences

Women of Cryo VI: Women and Glaciers in the Chilean Andes (Part II)

Paola Araya and Helena Valenzuela-Astudillo April 15, 2022

In Chile, gender imbalance in science mirrors the international context, even though the Americas have been recognised as a region where women’s representation in science has increased, compared to other countries (UNESCO 2015 statistics and this study). However, Chile still has one of the lowest ratios of women participating in STEM (33.1%), followed by Mexico and Peru, as shown in this study. In ...[Read More]

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Geodynamics

Join in our Mag-netZ !

Daniele Thallner and edited by Arushi Saxena April 13, 2022

For better or for worse, online seminars have stealthily become part of our routine. This week, Daniele Thallner from the University of Florida, “attracts” our attention to a seminar series on geomagnetism and geodynamo modeling — Mag-netZ! The 2022 season of the MagNetZ seminar series is live! The MagNetZ (Magnetic NetworkZ) online seminar series was started in early 2020 to serve as ...[Read More]