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Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

Tuesday EGU GMPV daily digest

Tuesday EGU GMPV daily digest

Good morning, it’s tuesday, and I hope you have all enjoyed the delicios gelato that Vienna has to offer (i.e. whatever you can find in your freezer). Here is some not-to-be-missed science to fill your day… When volcanoes are covered by glaciers, does this prevent forecasting, or help it? Michael Martin says the latter, check it out HERE☃️🔥 How much sulphur? This much sulphur! We have ...[Read More]

Monday EGU GMPV daily digest

Monday EGU GMPV daily digest

Hopefully you have all settled in to your hotels (i.e. your bedrooms) and enjoyed the icebreaker last night (i.e. sitting in your living room). Here are some highlights for today, tune in and ‘chat’! Were organic compounds on crystal surfaces involved in the emergence of life? If so, could these compounds withstand high temperatures? Check out Joanna Brau‘s new findings HERE👍 Can ...[Read More]

GMPV’s Ultimate Guide to EGU’s Sharing Geoscience Online 2020

GMPV’s Ultimate Guide to EGU’s Sharing Geoscience Online 2020

This year, going to conferences looks really different. And so does preparing for conferences. Here at GMPV, we want to give you the best possible chance to get the most out of the conference. So, building on EGU’s top 10 tips, we bring you GMPV’s ultimate guide to #shareEGU20*  *we reserve the right to forget a few things 😉  Main points:   You don’t need to register to participate but you do need ...[Read More]

Five hundred miles from civilisation: Exploring active volcanism in the South Sandwich Islands

Five hundred miles from civilisation: Exploring active volcanism in the South Sandwich Islands

By Emma Liu – Lecturer in Earth Science, University College London. For more adventures, follow Emma on Twitter! It’s a strange feeling to realise that your closest human neighbours are on the international space station…! We were five hundred miles away from the nearest civilisation and all I could see in every direction was miles and miles of open ocean. There are so few true wilderness en ...[Read More]