EGU Natural Hazards Division

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

Silvia De Angeli April 29, 2024

Collage of photos by Jose Antonio Gallego Vazquez (on the left) and Philip Flores (on the right) on Unsplash

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 ...[Read More]

Ready for EGU24?

Navakanesh M Batmanathan April 8, 2024

EGU General Assembly 2016 Active Planet (image credit: Kai Boggild, distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Hey there, fellow earth enthusiasts! Are you ready to dive into EGU24? If so, grab your virtual or physical backpacks because we’re about to embark on a journey that’s bound to be as enlightening as it is exhilarating. With its diverse program offering discussions and networking opportunities, EGU24 promises to be an enriching experience. Whether you’re a seasoned participant or a newcomer, ...[Read More]

“Studying earthquakes is a great opportunity to learn every day a lot about many different fields of earth sciences” Yann Klinger- Stephan Mueller Medalist-2024

Shreya Arora March 11, 2024

Since 1900, the total number of casualties resulting from earthquakes is estimated to be around 1 billion lives (Dyvik, 2023) (Image by Tumisu, Pixabay licence)

Hi Yann, first of all, congratulations on the Stephan Mueller Medal, and it is my pleasure to interview you!! To all my readers, the Stephan Mueller Medal is one of the prestigious medals awarded for exceptional contributions to tectonics and structures by the European Geosciences Union (EGU). Dr Yann Klinger wears many hats, he is a seismologist who studies recent and past earthquakes and is al ...[Read More]

How can you contribute to Science-Based policy-making? Ask the new Policy Officer in the Natural Hazards Division!

Antonella Peresan February 26, 2024

Image credit: Grace Shephard (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The EGU Natural Hazards Division now has a new Policy Officer to help promote evidence-based policy-making and support members of the Division in participating in policy-making processes. The Policy Officer aims to bridge between the Division and the EGU Science for Policy Working Group, helping to ensure that evidence-based decisions are made in the policy-making processes related to our areas of ...[Read More]