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General Assembly

GeoTalk: Using satellites to unravel the secrets of our planet’s polar regions

December 16, 2016
GeoTalk: Using satellites to unravel the secrets of our planet’s polar regions
The Cryosat satellite

Geotalk is a regular feature highlighting early career researchers and their work. In this interview we speak to Bert Wouters, a polar scientist at the University of Utrecht, and winner of one of the 2016 Arne Richter Awards for Outstanding Young Scientists. At a time when the polar regions are facing increasing challenges resulting from climate change, understanding how they might respond to them ...[Read More]

EGU 2017: Registration open & townhall and splinter meeting requests

December 8, 2016
EGU 2017: Registration open & townhall and splinter meeting requests
Early registration for the conference is open until 31 March 2017. You can register online on the Registration section of the General Assembly website. Credit: Plugel/EGU

The EGU General Assembly brings together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting that covers all disciplines of the Earth, planetary and space sciences. The conference is taking place in Vienna on 23–28 April 2017, providing an opportunity for both established scientists and early career researchers to present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of the geosci ...[Read More]

AGU Fall Meeting 2016: Come meet the EGU!

December 7, 2016
AGU Fall Meeting 2016: Come meet the EGU!
The EGU Booth at the 2015 General Assembly in Vienna. Credit: Leslie Todd / EGU.

Are you attending the AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco next week (12th-16th December?) If so come and visit the EGU booth! You’ll find us in the Exhibition Hall in Booth 1231, just opposite the Recharge Lounge (top right of the exhibition hall). You can find us on the map of the exhibition hall online. In attendance will be the EGU’s Executive Secretary (Philippe) and the Communications Officer ( ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: The shrinking of Earth’s saltiest lake

December 5, 2016
One of the consequences of the rapid fall of the water level (>1 m per year), is that vast areas of salt-rich ground of the shrunken Dead Sea are prone to strong dissolution and mechanical erosion of the subsurface processes.
Submarine springs at the Dead Sea shoreline. Credit: Djamil Al-Halbouni and Dr. Eoghan Holohan (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The Dead Sea is one of the saltiest lakes on Earth, located at the lowest point of the globe.  For centuries it has been known for the restorative powers of its muds and waters. Their hypersalinity means it is possible to easily float on the lake’s surface. Bordering Israel, the West Bank and Jordan, it is a unique environment in an otherwise arid region.  Changing climate, which is seeing tempera ...[Read More]