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Hydrologists celebrate Earth Day 2022

, and April 22, 2022
Hydrologists celebrate Earth Day 2022
Ice and flowing water, by Daniele Penna, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy (Finalist in the EGU Photo Competition 2010; https://imaggeo.egu.eu/view/516/)

Today is Earth Day. As hydrologists, we work closely with what covers about 71% of the Earth’s surface: water! How do you feel when surrounded by Earth’s nature? How would you describe the contribution of your research on the water cycle to the wellbeing of our planet? If you should prepare a warning sign to join people marching in the streets on this special day, what would you write? ...[Read More]

Goodbye 2021: looking forward to the challenges ahead

December 22, 2021
Goodbye 2021: looking forward to the challenges ahead
Kastoria Lake, by Efthimis Sidiropoulos (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

When I started as Division president, at the General Assembly in 2019, I thought: “Well, my predecessors were very nice; people did not complain (at least not too much), so I guess I can do exactly as they did.” I was not expecting a virus pandemic that would change so many things, including moving, with short notice, all activities online! As I mentioned in a previous post, I cannot hide that the ...[Read More]

What EGU Division presidents actually do

December 15, 2021
What EGU Division presidents actually do
Every single drop matters, by Katarzyna Walczak (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

During the recent EGU Autumn 2021 elections, Alberto Viglione, from Politecnico di Torino, was elected as the new president of the Division on Hydrological Sciences. As a first-time elected division president, he will be inaugurated during the EGU General Assembly in April 2022 in Vienna, and serve for one year as Deputy President after the inauguration. He will then serve as division President fo ...[Read More]

On talking about hydrology at non-academic events

December 1, 2021
On talking about hydrology at non-academic events

Many of us have given talks (or are preparing their first one coming soon) at academic and non-academic events. What are the differences and what should we expect from both types of events? How can early career scientists (ECS) navigate through these two types of events? I wrote this blog post as an attempt to encourage more ECS talks in non-academic events and share my experiences, hoping that it ...[Read More]