EGU Blogs

Dr Joel C. Gill November 5, 2015

Geology and the Sustainable Development Goals – Conference Resources

Last week Geology for Global Development gathered 125+ students, recent graduates and professionals to consider the role of the geosciences in the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Hearing from speakers in industry, academia, government, the public sector and civil society – we considered how we can contribute over the next 15 years to their aims of ending extreme poverty, fighting i ...[Read More]

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Cryospheric Sciences

Image of the Week: Greenland Glacier Seen from a Drone

Nanna B. Karlsson November 5, 2015

The use of drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is one of the most exciting development in glaciology in recent years. The picture was taken during fieldwork conducted in the summer of 2014 by Johnny Ryan and colleague Nick Toberg. The aim was to survey Store Glacier once a day using a fixed-wing UAV, that was equipped with a digital camera, which took photos every two seconds during its dang ...[Read More]

GeoLog

Crusing the Mediterranean: a first-hand account of a month at sea – Part 3

Laura Roberts-Artal November 4, 2015

This is the final instalment of the adventures of Simona Aracri, a PhD student at University of Southampton, and her colleagues, who spent a month aboard a research vessel, cruising the Mediterranean Sea. Simona and the team of scientists aboard the boat documented their experiences via a blog and we’ve been sharing some highlights over the past few weeks. As we wave goodbye to the research ...[Read More]

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Seismology

ESC 2016: Session proposals open

Matthew Agius November 3, 2015

The next European Seismological Commission (ESC) meeting will be held next year in Trieste. This assembly will be the 35th General Assembly. The local organising committee, the National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics (OGS), is glad to invite seismologists, geologists and engineers to the 35rd General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission that will be held from 4 ...[Read More]

GeoLog

EGU 2016: Call-for-abstracts is now open!

Laura Roberts-Artal November 2, 2015

From now, up until 13 January 2016, you can submit your abstract for the upcoming EGU General Assembly (EGU 2016). In addition to established scientists, PhD students and other early career researchers are welcome to submit abstracts to present their research at the conference. Further, the EGU encourages undergraduate and master students to submit abstracts on their dissertations or final-year pr ...[Read More]

GeoLog

Imaggeo on Mondays: The world’s narrowest fjord

Sarah Connors November 2, 2015

Feast your eyes on this Scandinavia scenic shot by Sarah Connors, the EGU Policy Fellow. While visiting Norway, Sarah, took a trip along the world famous fjords and was able to snap the epic beauty of this glacier shaped landscape. To find out more about how she captured the shot and the forces of nature which formed this region, be sure to delve into today’s Imaggeo on Mondays post. The Nærøyfjor ...[Read More]

GeoLog

GeoEd: Geoscience teaching resources

Laura Roberts-Artal October 30, 2015

Engaging students (regardless of age) during lessons can be difficult with a whole host of factors influencing their disposition to listen and learn. The same is true when carrying out public outreach and engagement activities. In both instances the key is to captivate the full attention of the audience and make the subject you are trying to teach come to life. A task often easier said than done. ...[Read More]

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Cryospheric Sciences

Image of the Week : 63 years of the Muir Glacier’s retreat

Sophie Berger October 30, 2015

The Muir is a valley glacier (Alaska) that has significantly retreated over the last 2 centuries. The 3 pictures have the same field of view and record the changes that occurred during the 63 years separating 1941 and 2004. In the 1941, the terminus of the glacier is on the lower right corner of the photo. The Muir is then a tidewater glacier up to 700m thick and is well connected to its tributary ...[Read More]

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Undergroundology at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History

David Pyle October 28, 2015

Source: Undergroundology at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History

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Geology for Global Development

Geology and the Sustainable Development Goals

Dr Joel C. Gill October 28, 2015

Last month the Global Goals for Sustainable Development (SDGs) were formally adopted by member states of the United Nations. Building on the Millennium Development Goals, these 17 ambitious goals aim to end global poverty, fight injustice and inequality, and ensure environmental sustainability over a 15 year timeframe (2015-2030). Achieving the SDGs by 2030 will require many sectors to engage, inc ...[Read More]