Science communication

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]

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

Jonathan Rizzi November 19, 2018

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]

Bridging the gap between science and decision makers – a new tool for nuclear emergencies affecting food and agriculture

Jonathan Rizzi August 27, 2018

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has developed an online system to assist in improving the response capabilities of authorities in the event of an emergency caused by natural hazards. This tool provides a clear overview of radioactive contamination of crops and agricultural lands through improved data management and visualization, it also assists in decision support processes by sugge ...[Read More]

The emergency of disaster emergency planning

Giulia Roder July 3, 2018

Civil protection volunteers exercise in the main square of Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia. Photo: David Alexander

Today I have the honour to introduce Prof. David Alexander as our guest. David is Professor of Risk and Disaster Reduction at University College London (UK). His expertise comprises holistic aspects of disaster risk reduction and practical matters in emergency planning and management. He has also worked as Scientific Director of the Advanced School of Civil Protection of the regional governmen ...[Read More]