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Silvia De Angeli

Silvia De Angeli is a researcher at Université de Lorraine in France, where she investigates the habitability of places affected by climate change and multi-risk conditions. Previously, she served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Genoa in Italy. She earned her Ph.D. in Understanding and Managing Extremes from IUSS Pavia and completed a research exchange as a postgraduate researcher in the Geography Department at King’s College London, focusing on multi-hazard risk. Her research interests encompass Integrative/mixed approaches to multi-risk dynamics and climate change adaptation, natural hazards exposure and vulnerability characterisation, and disaster risk assessment and management.

Education and Awareness as Pillars for a Disaster-Resilient Future – An Interview with Marina Morando, Programme Director at CIMA Research Foundation

October 14, 2024
Education and Awareness as Pillars for a Disaster-Resilient Future – An Interview with Marina Morando, Programme Director at CIMA Research Foundation

This year, the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, observed on October 13th, emphasises the crucial role of education in mitigating disaster risks. In this insightful interview, we have the pleasure of discussing this important topic with Engineer Marina Morando, Programme Director at the CIMA Research Foundation in Italy. She brings extensive research and operational …[Read More]

Disentangling the complexity of multi-(hazard-)risks: conversations with Marleen de Ruiter, the EGU NH Division 2024 Early Career Scientist Award Winner

April 29, 2024
Disentangling the complexity of multi-(hazard-)risks: conversations with Marleen de Ruiter, the EGU NH Division 2024 Early Career Scientist Award Winner

Marleen de Ruiter is Assistant Professor at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Her research focuses on multi- and consecutive disasters, improving modeling capabilities and understanding of multi-hazard risk and assessing the potential adverse impacts of Disaster Risk Reduction measures across different hazards. She manages the Myriad-EU project, co-leads the RiskKAN working …[Read More]

“My teacher is a volcanologist”- Valeria Cigala tells us about her journey from academia to middle school teaching

July 24, 2023
“My teacher is a volcanologist”- Valeria Cigala tells us about her journey from academia to middle school teaching

Valeria Cigala (Ph.D.) is a geoscientist by education and an expert in explosive volcanism and related hazards. She has been the Early Career Scientists Representative for the Natural Hazards Division of EGU from 2019 to 2022 and Editor-in-chief of our blog. Valeria is currently employed as a maths and science teacher at the middle school …[Read More]

New positions to join the Natural Hazards Division team!

March 8, 2023
New positions to join the Natural Hazards Division team!

Interested in being actively involved in shaping the EGU NH Division activities and organising the annual General Assembly?  Are you working in the Natural Hazards field? Then keep reading… we need you! Our Division is seeking: a new Science Officer for the NH10 Multi-Hazards sub-division a new Social Media Coordinator For both positions, the term is …[Read More]

COVID-19 and natural hazards: a complex multi-risk scenario

January 16, 2023
COVID-19 and natural hazards: a complex multi-risk scenario

COVID-19 has been a disruptive ‘tsunami’ that most countries were not prepared to handle. The pandemic has been representing a global slow-onset long-lasting disaster that has drastically challenged all emergency management systems worldwide. The pandemic slow-onset disaster has been characterized by a prolonged emergency phase with varying intensity levels, and a cyclic behavior, where the …[Read More]

We want you: New Science Officers seeking.

and March 22, 2022

Interested in getting involved in shaping the EGU NH Division? Interested in having an active role during the organisation of the annual General Assembly?  Are you working in a field of research related to Natural Hazards? Then keep reading! Our Division is seeking new volunteer Science Officers to fill in the role for the following …[Read More]