You may have seen that there was an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 that struck Christchurch, New Zealand at 1251 local time on Tuesday. Christchurch experienced an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 in September 2010. For more information you may be interested in the following links: The USGS and BGS have information pages on the 22 February earthquake. The New Zealand Herald reports that ice was shaken loo ...[Read More]
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EGU General Assembly 2011 Programme
The EGU GA 2011 Programme is now online. The scientific programme of the General Assembly 2011 includes Union Symposia, Interdivision Sessions, Educational and Outreach Symposia, as well as oral and poster sessions on disciplinary and interdisciplinary topics covering the full spectrum of the geosciences and the space and planetary sciences. Furthermore, Key Note and Medal Lectures, Great Debates ...[Read More]
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Imaggeo on Mondays: Vatnajokull glacier from a plane
Image by: Lamquin Nicolas ,CNRS/IPSL LMD, Paris – France , distributed by EGU under a Creative Commons licence. The third biggest ice cap in the world, the Vatnajokull in Iceland, seen from plane, taken October 1, 2008. Imaggeo is the online open access geosciences image repository of the European Geosciences Union. Every geoscientist who is an amateur photographer (but also other people) ca ...[Read More]
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European Geosciences Union Publications
The EGU has been a pioneer in open-access publications, the mission statement can be found on the publications page of the EGU webpage. This is alongside EGGS, the EGU newsletter. There are currently 16 open access peer-reviewed journals, each with their own homepage which can be found on the publications page. On Fridays, articles from the journals will be highlighted along with research presente ...[Read More]
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Registering for the EGU General Assembly 2011
Registration is open for the EGU GA 2011. Registration includes participation in the meeting, free local transport from Monday – Friday, 04 – 08 April 2011 (not valid for day tickets and accompanying persons), the information & schedules book, along with the abstract USB flash drive. Pre-registration closes on 28th February 2011. The General Assembly is held at the Austria Center Vienna, Bruno ...[Read More]
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Imaggeo on Mondays: Asphalt Volcano
Image by: MARUM Research Center Ocean Margins, Bremen University, Germany, distributed by EGU under a Creative Commons licence. In many areas of the Gulf of Mexico asphalt seeps from the sea floor and offers a biotope for diverse organisms. Imaggeo is the online open access geosciences image repository of the European Geosciences Union. Every geoscientist who is an amateur photographer (but also o ...[Read More]
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This year’s blog
This year’s blog will have more posts and, starting from next week, a generally regular pattern (which will be augmented). We will have Imaggeo Mondays, with a featured image from the EGU’s online open access geosciences image repository. Wednesday’s posts will be specific to the EGU General Assembly 2011 for example accommodation, travel, highlighting special sessions. Friday ...[Read More]
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Hints and Tips for EGU GA 2011?
The first time I visited the EGU General Assembly I would have been lost without hints and tips from colleagues who had been to previous General Assemblies. We’re looking to put together some tips/hints/advice for participants at the EGU General Assembly in 2011, particularly for first time participants. What tips and hints do you have that would be useful for fellow participants at EGU in V ...[Read More]
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2011 Blog
The new blog is here https://blogs.egu.eu/geolog/.
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The EGU 2011 General Assembly Official Blog
The European Geosciences Union 2011 General Assembly has an official blog (excuse the appearance it’s in the process of being designed) which can be found at here.