Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

Geology in Björk’s soundscapes – from tectonic metaphors to emotional terrains

Guto Paiva-Silva July 16, 2026

Björk used the Fagradalsfjall eruption in August 2022 as the setting for the music video of ‘Sorrowful Soil’, a song about grief and the loss of her mother (Photo credit: Viðar Logi)

Iceland is pure geology. When I travelled there in 2015, it felt like stepping into another world: surreal, raw, and unforgettable. Geology wasn’t just something to observe or study: in Iceland, it’s something you inhabit. The landscape doesn’t just sit there, it feels alive. It hums, it shifts, it speaks. And whether you’re a geologist or not, you can’t help but listen. To make the experience eve ...[Read More]

EGU GMPV ECS Campfires – Thursday 26th June @ 4 pm CEST

GMPV ECS Campfires Team June 20, 2025

We’re excited to invite you to the fifth edition of the Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology and Volcanology Campfires of the 2024/2025 season! Join us on Thursday, June 26th at 4 pm CEST on Zoom for a Scientific Campfire, during which three Early Career Scientists will present their research to the community. Our speakers for this edition are: Karoline Bruckel, PostDoc @ Laboratoire ...[Read More]

GMPV Campfires – call for Speakers

GMPV ECS Campfires Team December 17, 2024

Image Credit: Thomas P. Ferrand (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The EGU Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology and Volcanology ECS committee is currently looking for early career scientists to present at and attend our monthly online talk series (EGU Campfires). The EGU Campfires are a free one-hour online seminar consisting of three 10-12-minute talks. These quick-fire presentations give you an opportunity to share your work in a relaxed and friendly environmen ...[Read More]

Volcanism, anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions, and mass extinctions

João Mata July 7, 2024

Credit: Ivan Koulakov (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Only a very small fraction of the energy produced by nuclear fusion in the Sun (3.82 x 1023 kW) reaches the top of the Earth’s atmosphere (1.7 x 1014 kW), and then only about 50% of it reaches the Earth surface, where it is absorbed by the oceans and land. This energy is radiated back as longwave infrared radiation, which is partially absorbed and after reradiated downward to the surface by the gr ...[Read More]