It was 2021, and we were not feeling good. COVID-19 was in full force. Personally we were experiencing lockdown conditions, disruptions to our work, schooling and childcare arrangements. Our social media feeds were lighting up with stories about how women scientists were disproportionately exposed to the negative career impacts of the pandemic. The US was …[Read More]
The EGU preprint server on EGUsphere was launched in 2022. It constitutes the (to-date) last step in a fully transparent and interactive peer-review and publication process. In its early days, authors could actively choose to submit their preprints to the new server or to submit them as preprints directly to a selected EGU Journal (see …[Read More]
Have you ever thought about convening an EGU session instead of just attending them? Until September 16 you have the chance to do just that for the 2026 General Assembly, which will be taking place from May 3 to 8 2026 in Vienna, Austria. Convening a session can sound a bit intimidating, especially if you’ve never …[Read More]
The call-for-session-proposals for the General Assembly (GA) 2026 was launched on July 29. We take the opportunity to encourage all members of the hydrological community to participate in shaping the next year’s conference programme and in particular early career scientists. (Co-)convening a session is a great experience and the perfect networking opportunity. The Hydrology Division …[Read More]
Walking the halls of the EGU General Assembly 2025 a few weeks ago, I was full of child-like curiosity. Being surrounded by people doing fascinating, creative, and innovative research felt like a dream come true. New faces every day, big talks on small advances and complicated methodologies. I learned about mountain ecology and failing snow-models, …[Read More]
For all those of us who write research funding proposals, the massive avenue of powerful AI methods poses a serious challenge: how can we appropriately include such methods in our next research project? Is it mandatory, or can we happily focus on our field, lab or numerical methods that we used to always work with? …[Read More]
HydroTalks: Prof. Daren Gooddy talking about groundwater nutrients, contaminants and tracers Welcome to HydroTalks, the EGU HS division’s podcast series where we discuss advancements, challenges, and opportunities in hydrology. In this episode, we chatted to Prof. Daren Gooddy (Daren Gooddy|LinkedIn). Prof. Gooddy is a hydro-geochemist with over 30 years of experience as a groundwater processes …[Read More]
In the morning of May 28, 2025, the picturesque Swiss alpine village of Blatten sat quiet and serene in the Lötschen Valley. Exceptionally quiet, in fact, as the village was evacuated on May 19th after a local Natural Hazards expert spotted a worrisome change in a local mountain looming about the village, the Kleines Nesthorn: …[Read More]
Keeping up with current Machine Learning (ML) developments in hydrology can seem like a never-ending game of catch-up! Instead of drowning yourself in a heap of scientific publications, here are a few practical hints to help you stay ahead in the ever-evolving intersection of ML and hydrology. Hint 1: Surround Yourself with Experts and Like-Minded …[Read More]
The EGU General Assembly 2025 was an amazing success! Over the course of five sunny days in Vienna, 18,934 presentations were given across 1,102 sessions by the 18,646 on-site participants and 2,338 online attendees. There were plenty of events to choose from for the hydrologists attending. Across sessions, networking events, short courses, posters and medal …[Read More]
