Divisions

Metwally Hamza March 13, 2025

Granite Rocks: Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Textures, Types, Main Varieties, Uses, and More

Granite is a coarse-grained, crystalline, plutonic, felsic, and acidic igneous rock. It contains more than 66% of silica “SiO2”, and about 14.42% of alumina “Al2O3”. The quartz makes up 10% : 50% of the whole rock. The alkali feldspars range from 65% to 90% of the entire rock. It’s leucocratic “light-colored”. The equivalent volcanic rock of granite is rhyolite. The melting point of most dry grani ...[Read More]

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Geodesy

The EGU mentoring programme: Experiences from mentor and mentee perspectives

Bene Aschenneller, Çağatay Çakan, Marius Schlaak and Kristin Vielberg March 13, 2025

The EGU mentoring programme: Experiences from mentor and mentee perspectives Each year, EGU offers a mentoring programme to pair a more experienced conference “veteran”, defined as having participated in a General Assembly (GA) at least two times, and a conference “newbie”. As we’re getting closer to the GA period, the submission deadline for the mentoring programme is on 17.03.25, and the ultimat ...[Read More]

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Geodynamics

A whole mantle dynamical framework for Venus

Editorial team 1, Madeleine Kerr and edited by Prachi Kar March 12, 2025

Geodynamicists have long grappled with the complexities of Earth’s mantle dynamics—modeling Venus’ interior adds an extra layer of challenge without the benefit of plate tectonics! This week in News & Views, Madeleine Kerr, a PhD candidate from the University of California, San Diego, explores how numerical modeling can shed light on mantle dynamics and the evolution of Earth’s eni ...[Read More]

ERE

Energy, Resources and the Environment

Introduction of the ERE division

johannesmiocic March 12, 2025

Hello and welcome to the reopened blog of the Energy, Resources and the Environment Division of the EGU! We want to use this blog in the future actively to keep you updated with what is happening in our division and to highlight various ERE related topics of interest, activities and research. But today we want to first introduce ourselves. In the ERE division, people who work to better understand ...[Read More]

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Solar-Terrestrial Sciences

AGATA: Advancing Polar Science through Multi-Instrument Integration and Collaboration

Authored by Lucilla Alfonsi, Wojciech J. Miloch, and Shreedevi P. R., and edited by Liliana Macotella March 11, 2025

Scientific research has long recognized that solar-terrestrial interactions play a crucial role in shaping the polar atmosphere, impacting both climate dynamics and atmospheric coupling across different layers. Understanding these interactions is key to unraveling their far-reaching effects on Earth’s climate, space weather, and global atmospheric processes. The recognition of these critical proce ...[Read More]

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Natural Hazards

The Geography of Multi-Hazards: Exploring Landscapes Prone to Hazard Cascades

Hedieh Soltanpour March 10, 2025

Multi-hazards are “a selection of major hazards that a country faces, and specific contexts where hazards occur simultaneously, cascadingly, and accumulatively considering the interrelationships among them”, based on the UNSDRR definition [7]. Yet, this definition raises two key questions: Where are these specific contexts located, and what characteristics make them susceptible to intersecting haz ...[Read More]

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Solar-Terrestrial Sciences

Meet Erika Palmerio, the 2024 Outstanding Early Career Scientist Awardee of the Solar-Terrestrial Division!

Guram March 9, 2025

Congratulations on receiving the EGU 2024 ST Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award for your exceptional research in analyzing complex solar transients and their effects on space weather. What does this recognition mean to you personally, and how does it impact your work in this fascinating field? Thank you so much! Receiving an award from EGU is of particular significance to me, since ...[Read More]

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Solar-Terrestrial Sciences

ST-Early Career Scientist team 2024-2025

Authored by Liliana Macotela, and edited by Shreedevi P. R. March 9, 2025

We are a group of Early Career Scientists (ECSs) from the Solar-Terrestrial (ST) division, dedicated to organizing events and activities for ST-ECSs both during the EGU General Assembly and throughout the year. Our goal is to enhance ECS visibility and create valuable networking opportunities. Currently the team is formed by: Dr. Liliana Macotela, ECS Representative Liliana is a seni ...[Read More]

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Solar-Terrestrial Sciences

ST-ECS Networking Campfire: “How to Successfully Apply for Fellowships”

Authored by Geetashree Kakoti, and Edited by Shreedevi P.R. March 9, 2025

Securing a research fellowship is a major milestone for early-career scientists, providing not only financial support but also access to cutting-edge facilities, valuable collaborations, and opportunities for independent research. However, standing out in the competitive world of research funding requires mastering the art of grant writing and proposal crafting. To help young scientists navigate t ...[Read More]

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Cryospheric Sciences

Navigating the polar frontier: exploring the effects of sea-ice decline on shipping and sea routes in the Arctic

Lily Thompson March 7, 2025

Sea ice is a critical part of the unique Arctic ecosystem, but climate change is becoming a serious threat. Warming in the Arctic has already resulted in the loss of over 4 million km² of sea ice. But is it all bad? Retreat of Arctic sea ice is allowing more ships to navigate the Arctic Ocean, along shorter, faster and cheaper sea routes, providing emission reductions of 24%. But will the growth o ...[Read More]