Natural hazard

Anthropogenic changes of the landscape and natural hazards

Jonathan Rizzi March 6, 2019

Agricultural terraces for rice cultivation (Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, Cultural Landacape Heritage, Yuanyang County, Yunnan, PR China; photo by P. Tarolli)

In this post, I had the pleasure to interview Paolo Tarolli, a very active member of the EGU community and a brilliant scientist. He is Professor in Water Resources Management and Integrated Watershed Management, and head of Earth Surface Processes and Society research group at the Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy). He has a PhD in Environmental Watershed Management and Geomatics and has wo ...[Read More]

The collapse of Anak Krakatau volcano: a scenario envisaged

Vale Cigala February 4, 2019

Anak Krakatau August 2018. Photo credit: James Reynolds (EarthUncutTV) with permission.

The volcano ID Krakatoa or Krakatau, in Indonesia, is part of the Ujung Kulon National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage property, and among the most (in)famous volcanoes in the world. From a geological point of view, it is part of the Indonesian island arc system generated by the north-eastward subduction of the Indo-Australian plate (Figure 1). Krakatau is now a caldera type of volcano thanks to the ...[Read More]

Another (surprising) brick in the wall: how seagrass protects coastlines against erosion.

Luigi Lombardo January 7, 2019

This picture was taken by Dr. Marco Fusi during his fieldwork.

Dear readers, today our blog will host Marco Fusi, a postdoctoral fellow working on coastal ecosystems. Together with Marco we will give a twist to our usual geoscientific perspective and mix some ecology in it. Specifically, we will explore the surprising role of seagrass in limiting coastal erosion effects. 1- Hello Marco, please give us an overview of coastal erosion issues. When we speak about ...[Read More]

The devil in disguise: filmmaking lives under the threat of volcanoes.

Luigi Lombardo December 16, 2018

Dear readers, today our blog will host Ryan Stone from Lambda Films. He will tell us his story and perspective behind the camera while documenting people’s lives constantly exposed to volcanic risk. If you want to get a quick taste of today’s content, just take a long breath and watch this video: https://www.lambdafilms.co.uk/video-production/an-eclipse/. Hello Ryan, Please tel ...[Read More]