EGU Blogs

Tectonics and Structural Geology

TS Must-Read – Bürgmann and Dresen (2008): Rheology of the Lower Crust and Upper Mantle: Evidence from Rock Mechanics, Geodesy and Field Observations

The Must-read team February 2, 2024

In 2008 Roland Bürgmann and Georg Dresen published their Must-Read paper on the rheology of the lower crust and upper mantle, based on findings from the lab, the field and space. As stated in the introduction, “rheology is the study of the flow and deformation of all forms of matter,” and as such the rheology …[Read More]

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Cryospheric Sciences

Ice-Hot News – You have a “cool” new Policy Point of Contact in the Cryosphere Division!

Marie Cavitte February 2, 2024

At the 2023 EGU General Assembly, our cryosphere division members all voted “YES!” to have a division policy point of contact! If you’re wondering how to engage in science policy at our division level, what a division policy officer does, who was named and what happened next… This blog post should answer a lot of …[Read More]

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Hydrological Sciences

Do-It-Yourself (DIY) in Geoscience Miniseries – Part 2: Sensors & Electronics

Jonas Pyschik February 1, 2024

As a child, I was a huge fan of LEGO. I would spend hours building and creating structures, vehicles and landscapes. For every birthday & Christmas, I wished for the newest sets of these colorful plastic bricks. While building the sets manually was fun, creating something new from my own fantasy was even better. It …[Read More]

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Climate: Past, Present & Future

Spotlighting the Climate Division’s sessions for EGU24

Shalenys Bedoya-Valestt January 31, 2024

Dear community of climate enthusiasts and EGU lovers, We know that being part of the EGU is not just about staying in the loop with the latest geoscience works – especially when it comes to our all-time favorite realm of sciences: climate sciences 🤩. It is also an amazing opportunity to spark exciting collaborations and …[Read More]

GeoLog

GeoRoundup: the highlights of EGU Journals published during January!

Hazel Gibson January 31, 2024

Each month we feature specific Divisions of EGU and during the monthly GeoRoundup we put the journals that publish science from those Divisions at the top of the Highlights roundup. For January, the Divisions we are featuring are: Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology and Volcanology (GMPV) and Tectonic and Structural Geology (TS). They are served by the journals: …[Read More]

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Geodynamics

Science Sisters Season 2 is out now!

Hinna Shivkumar, Marina Cano Amoros and Iris van Zelst January 31, 2024

Science Sisters is a lighthearted interview series where Iris van Zelst (postdoc at the German Aerospace Center) chats with lots of different people (with a focus on – but not limited to – women in science) to make some sense of the academic world. Filled with laughter and silliness, it explores different career paths, academic life, …[Read More]

GeoLog

The many ways of using art for science education: by artist and illustrator Heike Jane Zimmermann

Gillian D'Souza January 26, 2024

This week – on 24 January – the world observed the International Day of Education. At EGU, it felt like the perfect time for us to explore the intersection of science and art, and how they can be used in creative ways to educate and inform people regardless of their age and background. I spoke …[Read More]

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Geodynamics

The Sassy Scientist – Where the wild grids are

The Sassy Scientist January 26, 2024

In the labyrinth of scientific research, one often finds themselves at the crossroads of data accessibility and the desire to reuse and build upon other people’s work. All too frequently, results are presented in a format that cannot be read by the computer. Does your favourite Geochemistry paper come with a PDF table, but no …[Read More]

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Hydrological Sciences

Communicating science to the public – an example after the recent floods in Germany

Bettina Schaefli January 25, 2024

After the wet December 2023, the year 2024 started with widespread flooding in parts of Europe. Flooding during winter times is not unusual but brings particular challenges in terms of spatial extent, and the impact on people can be exacerbated when flooding comes with very low temperatures. The exceptionally wet and warm winter necessarily triggers …[Read More]

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Geodynamics

Unveiling the Secrets of the Deepest Inland Trough: The Denman Terrestrial Campaign

Shyla Kupis, Dr. Lu Li, Dr. Mareen Lösing, Dr. Maria Constanza (Coti) Manassero, Dr. Tobias Stål, Dr. Kate Selway and edited by Gokul V.S. January 24, 2024

Greetings from the heart of Antarctica! This week on the EGU Geodynamics blog, we are thrilled to share an exclusive insight into the groundbreaking Denman Terrestrial Campaign. Live from the icy expanse of the white continent, a team of geophysicists—Shyla Kupis, Dr. Lu Li, Dr. Mareen Lösing, Dr. Coti Manassero, Dr. Tobias Stål, and Dr. …[Read More]