GeoLog

Imaggeo on Mondays: A Bubbling Cauldron

Jamie Farquharson August 1, 2016

Bubbling Cauldron . Credit: Jamie Farquharson (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Despite being a natural hazard which requires careful management, there is no doubt that there is something awe inspiring about volcanic eruptions. To see an erupting volcano up close, even fly through the plume, is the thing of dreams. That’s exactly what Jamie Farquharson, a researcher at Université de Strasbourg (France) managed to do during the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Bárðarbunga. R ...[Read More]

My film is ready, now what?

Laura Roberts-Artal July 29, 2016

Film Banner Credit: geralt, distributed via pixabay

It’s no secret that at EGU we believe using film as a medium to communicate science and engage the public with research is a great tool! So much so that we organise an annual competition for early career scientists (ECS) to produce a three-minute video to share their research with the general public, as well as publishing film how-to-guides on our blog and organising film-making workshops at our G ...[Read More]

New study of natural CO2 reservoirs: Carbon dioxide emissions can be safely buried underground for climate change mitigation

Suzanne Hangx July 28, 2016

The rocks in the Colorado Plateau, USA, are representative for reservoirs currently under consideration for CO2 storage in Europe. Layer Cake . Credit: Suzanne Hangx (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

New research shows that natural accumulations of carbon dioxide (CO2) that have been trapped underground for around 100,000 years have not significantly corroded the rocks above, suggesting that storing CO2 in reservoirs deep underground is much safer and more predictable over long periods of time than previously thought, explains Suzanne Hangx a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Utrech ...[Read More]

Revamping the EGU blog network: call for bloggers

Bárbara Ferreira July 26, 2016

The EGU blog network is getting a make-over! Since 2013 the network blogs have enjoyed thought-provoking and engaging contributions by Simon Redfern, Dan Schillereff and Laura Roberts, Jon Tennant, as well as Will Morgan on a range of topics: from the workings of the inner Earth, through to geomorphology, palaeontology and air quality. However, the individual circumstances of the bloggers now mean ...[Read More]