“The number one piece of advice I would give anybody is to pick a problem and go after that problem. Ideally, you should pick a problem that requires a lifetime to solve.” Prof. Siva Sivapalan, episode 1 “A lot of greybeards telling us what we should be doing is absolutely the wrong way to do …[Read More]
“I am forced into speech because men of science have refused to follow my advice without knowing why. It is altogether against my will that I tell my reasons for opposing this contemplated invasion of the antarctic—with its vast fossil-hunt and its wholesale boring and melting of the ancient ice-cap —and I am the more …[Read More]
Invited guest from the EGU 2025 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award Wind is not easily visible. On historical time scales, its directions and velocities have been measured and recorded by instruments. To some degree, these parameters can also be simulated by climate models. But how about winds in the more distant past? …[Read More]
Are you an Early Career Scientist passionate about Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology, or Volcanology? Do you thrive on connecting with fellow scientists and sharing discoveries with the world? The GMPV division of the EGU invites you to become our next Editor-in-Chief and inspire our blog community. The GMPV Blog is a vibrant platform showcasing scientific breakthroughs, …[Read More]
In this episode of the Biogeosciences podcast series Bikem Ekberzade sat down with the co-organizers of the 2025 Mary Anning Conference, Tristan Quaife and Lisa Wingate, as well as conference participant Catherine Morfopoulos. The conference titled Novel constraints on the coupling between the water and carbon cycles was held in Bordeaux, France. For details on …[Read More]
Scientists are often imagined through a narrow and gendered stereotype. This matters because society’s image of scientist shape who is seen, remembered and valued as a role model. When recognition, leadership and awards are skewed towards male scientists, scientists from underrepresented genders are less likely to feel that they belong, or see a future for …[Read More]
A robust estimation of probabilities of extreme floods is the Holy Grail in flood hydrology in view of limited available observations, variability of climate, and complexity of flood generation processes in catchments. Flood frequency hydrology, spearheaded in the past decades by Ralf Merz and Günter Blöschl, offers a powerful toolbox to enhance the reliability of …[Read More]
Around 8,200 years ago, the climate of the Northern Hemisphere experienced an abrupt disturbance. In Greenland ice cores, the signal is unmistakable: a rapid drop in temperatures, followed by a gradual return to previous conditions. This episode, which lasted about 150 years, is known as the 8.2 ka event (“ka” meaning thousand years before …[Read More]
Have you ever heard of “analogue modelling”? In solid Earth science, directly observing the Earth’s interior is challenging, and the analogue modelling approach often overcomes this limitation by using alternative systems analogous to natural phenomena. By identifying fundamental mechanisms in these tractable systems, we can apply physical scaling laws to understand processes deep within the …[Read More]
by Stratis (Efstratios) Karantanellis, Professor, Geohazards and Remote Sensing Lab, Department of Geological Sciences at California State University, Fullerton. Email: ekarantanellis@fullerton.edu, website: https://sites.google.com/view/stratiskarantanellis Santorini is one of those places that doesn’t quite feel real at first glance. White houses stacked on cliffs, blue domes, the Aegean stretching out in every direction. But once you step …[Read More]
