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EGU Natural Hazards Division

Is culture the missing link to disaster risk reduction?

September 11, 2023
The City of Kobe, Chuo Ward (photo credit: Asimina Voskaki)
The City of Kobe, Chuo Ward (photo credit: Asimina Voskaki)

Sophocles, a great tragic writer of Classical Athens, said that “success is dependent on effort”. When it comes to disaster risk reduction, are we doing enough to develop a culture of resilience and how do cultural factors affect people’s willingness to protect themselves and build an effective disaster reduction and reconstruction mechanism? In 1995 (17/01/1995), Kobe, Osaka (Ja ...[Read More]

Five (or more) reasons why… you should become a blog editor about natural hazards!

and July 10, 2023
Five (or more) reasons why… you should become a blog editor about natural hazards!

If you want to be a blog editor about natural hazards… This post is for you! The EGU Natural Hazards Division Blog Editorial Team is looking for new motivated blog editors to join our interdisciplinary and inclusive team. Now you are wondering why you should join us. There are plenty of good reasons, indeed. In this blog post, we will do our best to convince you that becoming part of our editorial ...[Read More]

From compound extremes to risk perception: conversations with the EGU Natural Hazards Division 2023 Early Career Scientist Award Winner

June 19, 2023
From compound extremes to risk perception: conversations with the EGU Natural Hazards Division 2023 Early Career Scientist Award Winner
Kerala, Rain, Mansoon (Image credit: Sathish kumar Periyasamy, Pixabay license)

I am pleased to interview Professor Ankit Agarwal from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. He specialises in hydro-meteorological (compound) extremes and complex networks and has been awarded the prestigious 2023 NH Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist award. Thank you, Ankit, for your time and for talking with us about your field of research.   1. Can you tell us more about y ...[Read More]

The EGU23 bucket list for Natural Hazards Early Career Scientists

April 17, 2023
The EGU23 bucket list for Natural Hazards Early Career Scientists
EGU17 - Flags at EGU General Assembly 2017. Credit: Kai Boggild (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The European Geoscience Union (EGU) General Assembly (GA) is a precious occasion to create new connections and receive new stimuli to feed your own research, specifically for those in the early stages of their career. Nevertheless, the occasions for networking and scientific discussion can be so many, that it could be difficult to choose what to attend. As a junior researcher and early career scie ...[Read More]