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Cryospheric Sciences

Of Polar Bears and Sediment Cores: a Scientific Cruise in the Arctic

October 29, 2021
Of Polar Bears and Sediment Cores: a Scientific Cruise in the Arctic

Through the scientific excursion part of the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) course ‘Arctic Late Quaternary Glacial and Marine Environmental History’, a few lucky grad students got to visit Nordaustlandet, northeastern Svalbard. This is the story of our research adventure in this beautiful, remote part of the Arctic. On a bright and early morning in late August, a group of 16 students, 4 prof ...[Read More]

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

EGU GMPV ECS Campfires – Wednesday 10th November 11am CET

October 29, 2021
EGU GMPV ECS Campfires – Wednesday 10th November 11am CET

The 14th edition of the Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology and Volcanology division’s early career scientists Campfire will be a general format event. The talks will be held on Wednesday 10th November at 11am CET on Zoom. Our three ECS speakers are:   1. Alessia Falasconi (Instagram: @la.lessie) Ph.D. Student @ the University of Florence, Italy Title: The opening phase of the Pomici di Avell ...[Read More]

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Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences

From the eyes of tropical cyclones to flooded strands : how climatologists use weather events to make climate predictions?

October 26, 2021
From the eyes of tropical cyclones to flooded strands : how climatologists use weather events to make climate predictions?

While extreme events are meteorological in nature, climatologists collect them to draw conclusions about the state of the present climate and to get clues how they possibly change in the future. Thus, climate and weather find common ground. If we consider an event alone, we are not studying the climate, we are in the field of meteorology, the goal of climatologists is therefore to put extreme even ...[Read More]

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Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences

The 2021 Nobel Prize on Physics awarded to the physics of complex systems!

October 25, 2021
The 2021 Nobel Prize on Physics awarded to the physics of complex systems!

On October 7th, the Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 was announced. It came as a stunning surprise for the Non-linear Processes and Climate communities, the recipients of this year’s award being two outstanding senior climate scientists, Klaus Hasselmann and Syukuro Manabe, and a theoretical physicist specialized in complex systems, Giorgio Parisi. For many, this award was welcomed as a long-awaited re ...[Read More]

GeoLog

Imaggeo On Monday: C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) – a memorable moment

October 25, 2021
Imaggeo On Monday: C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) – a memorable moment

Around 17th July 2020, the core of the Neowise comet starting giving off a greenish-glow. At first I thought this strange colour was due to some glitch in my camera sensor (I used an entry-level DSLR), but other photos online also started reporting this greenish glow. It has since been speculated to be because of the formation of a new vent on the surface of the comet, discharging gaseous ions whi ...[Read More]

GeoLog

GeoPolicy: What can we expect from COP26?

October 22, 2021
GeoPolicy: What can we expect from COP26?

The 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place from 31 October to 12 November 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland. With the exception of 2020, COPs are held annually and provide a space for world leaders to negotiate climate policies, targets, and the next steps that need to be take to reduce global emissions. ...[Read More]

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Tectonics and Structural Geology

Geomythology. Japan’s Earthquakes – The work of Namazu?

October 22, 2021
Geomythology. Japan’s Earthquakes – The work of Namazu?

Welcome to this first post on the EGU TS blog’s newest series on Geomythology. Plate tectonic theory has existed for just over half a century but the Earth beneath us has always been active. In this series we explore historical and mythological explanations to tectonic phenomena we now understand, such as earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and others.   Japanese Earthquakes Japan is one of th ...[Read More]

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Seismology

SENSORChat: The challenges of the Chilean seismologists in the Atacama desert

October 20, 2021
SENSORChat: The challenges of the Chilean seismologists in the Atacama desert

“SENSOR” – stands for Seismological Experiments, Network Systems, Observations and Recovery In this blog series, curated by Chiara Civiero, we share news about recent or upcoming seismic experiments around the globe!  Could you explain what your project is about? As part of the Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC) from Universidad de Chile, the Geological Resources Exploration, Characterizatio ...[Read More]

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Hydrological Sciences

Let’s talk about #sociohydrology

and October 20, 2021
Let’s talk about #sociohydrology

The world’s water crisis is complex, multifaceted and deeply intertwined with social processes. As such, it requires increased collaboration across multiple disciplines and the development of new paradigms for understanding and managing water resources. These scientific challenges have inspired the organizers of the 1st International Conference on  SocioHydrology that took place between the 6th an ...[Read More]

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

Meet the new GMPV Early Career Scientists Team!

October 19, 2021
Meet the new GMPV Early Career Scientists Team!

2021 has been a year of great change for the Early Career Scientists (ECS) Committee of the GMPV Division. We have formed a new ECS team for the organization of our monthly GMPV Campfires, and recruited new members in the Blog and Social Media Team, with a total of 16 members! Before introducing the new team, we would like to thank Emily Mason for her great work as ECS coordinator for the years GA ...[Read More]