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Cryospheric Sciences

Larissa van der Laan

Larissa van der Laan is a postdoc at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. She is a glaciologist and science communicator, specialized in glacier modelling. Her current project focuses on atmospheric research, looking at the impact of Greenland ice sheet runoff on the North Atlantic Oscillation.

Celebrating at UNESCO: the first-ever global day for glaciers

April 18, 2025
Four panalists are sat on a stage for the UNESCO day for glaciers. Larissa is second from the left.
This was a ‘pinch me’ moment for Larissa – being a panelist at UNESCO Headquarters for the first-ever global day for glaciers, part of ‘2025: year of glaciers’ preservation’. [Photo credits: Christoph von Rüdiger]

2025 marks an important year for glaciers, as it’s the official Year of Glaciers’ Preservation, an initiative by UNESCO and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Part of the initiative is also the official declaration of March 21st as the World Day for Glaciers. UNESCO wants to celebrate this day in the hope that it “urges global action to protect glaciers and their crucial role in sustaini ...[Read More]

Cryoscientist life stories – an interview with our incoming deputy division president, Daniel Farinotti

May 31, 2024
A profile image of a white man with beard, shirt and pullover in front of a glacier landscape.
Credit: Daniel Farinotti & Anita Raimondi (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

We would like to introduce Daniel Farinotti to you, our Cryosphere Division incoming deputy president, who will take over as division president from 2025-2027. For that, our Cryosphere Division outreach officer, Larissa van der Laan, interviewed Daniel at the EGU General Assembly in April 2024, to ask him a few questions about himself and his view of this exciting role within the EGU. Larissa: Hi ...[Read More]