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Bikem Ekberzade

An Earth System Scientist with a PhD in Climate and Marine Sciences and a focus on terrestrial ecosystems from Eurasian Institute for Earth System Sciences at Istanbul Technical University. Associate Researcher at Geohazard Research Group. Avid researcher on the impacts of disturbances on (currently terrestrial) ecosystems. Wildfire modeller. Field research enthusiast. For detailed information on her ongoing scientific research and outputs: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bikem-Ekberzade Author of Standing Rock: Greed, Oil and Lakota's Struggle for Justice (Zed Books, 2018). Science-policy advocate. Member of European Geosciences Union's Biodiversity Task Force, and scientific officer in the Biogeosciences Division. A former photojournalist with a keen eye on under-reported conflicts/humanitarian emergencies/environmental catastrophes; a former videographer eager to document the marginal/controversial/under reported issues/people/situations; a documentary producer willing to leave behind stories of ordinary people with their extra-ordinary joie de vivre/courage.

Why did the Amazon forest become a CO2 source in 2023?

March 17, 2026
Why did the Amazon forest become a CO2 source in 2023?
Photo credit: Chennawit_U, Pexels

When simulations help highlight an anomaly, scientists who are curious commit to dig deeper, and of course when resources but most importantly data is available, you get good science. In the third episode of the EGU Biogeosciences Division podcast series Bikem Ekberzade talks with Santiago Botia to look at the story behind a recent study that was published in AGU Advances. You can listen to the po ...[Read More]

On fire and ice – the state of wildfires in the boreal zone

September 10, 2025
July 2021 Saskatchewan fires captured by Sentinel Hub (Copernicus).
July 2021 Saskatchewan fires captured by Sentinel Hub (Copernicus).

On the second episode of the EGU Biogeosciences Division’s podcast series, Bikem Ekberzade interviews Sander Veraverbeke on the current patterns of wildfires in the boreal zone (as well as Europe, this year) and the effects of climate change and human interference in their severity and return period. You can listen to the podcast here: Of fire and ice – the state of wildfires in the bo ...[Read More]

On ice: algal blooms and the Greenland Ice Sheet

July 31, 2025
On ice: algal blooms and the Greenland Ice Sheet
The nunataks of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Photo by Jeremy Harbeck (NASA).

On the first episode of the EGU Biogeosciences Division’s podcast series, Bikem Ekberzade interviews Helen Feord on the algal blooms that contribute to the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Together with Feord, a researcher for the 5-year long project DEEP PURPLE the two scientists talk about cryosphere research, climate change and what it means for us today. You can listen to the podcast ...[Read More]