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

January 7, 2019
Another (surprising) brick in the wall: how seagrass protects coastlines against erosion.
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.

December 16, 2018
The devil in disguise: filmmaking lives under the threat of volcanoes.

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]

Combining geomorphology, geomorphometry and natural hazards research: the way forward

December 4, 2018
Combining geomorphology, geomorphometry and natural hazards research: the way forward
Minimum downslope vertical distance, following the flow path(s), to the riverbed. Knowing the water depth, this map can provide an idea of the potentially flooded area, northeaster US. © Giulia Sofia.

Today I have the honour to introduce a friend and a brilliant scientist that recently won the 2019 Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists of the EGU, Dr Giulia Sofia. Dr Sofia is currently Assistant Research Professor at the University of Connecticut (USA) in the Hydrometeorology and Hydrologic Remote Sensing group. She received a B.S. and M.S. in Forestry Science, and PhD (201 ...[Read More]

Time for submissions: sessions proposed by NhET at the next EGU conference!

November 19, 2018
Time for submissions: sessions proposed by NhET at the next EGU conference!

The new year is approaching, and at the beginning of 2019, there is also the deadline for the submission of abstracts for the next EGU conference in Wien, from the 7th to the 12th of April 2019. The Natural hazards Early career scientist Team has proposed many sessions and short courses. Below you can find a list of them.   We also remind that there is the opportunity for financial support to ...[Read More]