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Natural Hazards

Extreme hourly rainfall is increasing in Italy: insights from high-resolution climate reanalysis

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Intense rainfall lasting only a few hours is often enough to trigger natural hazards such as flash floods and landslides, leading to severe damage to infrastructure. These short-lived events are among the most dangerous natural hazards in the Mediterranean region, yet they are also among the hardest to study. Their small spatial scale and brief …[Read More]

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Solar-Terrestrial Sciences

Probing the Solar Wind with Spacecraft Radio Occultation Signals: Chasing a Unified Method to Probe the Sun

Probing the Solar Wind with Spacecraft Radio Occultation Signals: Chasing a Unified Method to Probe the Sun

Introduction The solar wind, a continuous outflow of charged particles from the solar corona, plays a fundamental role in shaping the heliosphere and driving space weather. Its interaction with planetary magnetospheres and atmospheres regulates magnetospheric dynamics, influences atmospheric escape, and governs space weather hazards that can affect both space- and ground-based technologies. Despite over six …[Read More]

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Geodesy

PhD abroad: Shuxian Liu

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Doing a PhD is a challenge in itself. Doing it in another country, away from family and friends, is even harder. Handling the requirements of academia while adjusting to a new culture, language, and way of life can be overwhelming at times. But, doing a PhD abroad is not defined by challenges alone. A new …[Read More]

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Solar-Terrestrial Sciences

Behind the Poster: Extending the Wave Telescope – An Interview with EGU 2024 Outstanding Student Paper Presentation (OSPP) Award Winner Leonard Schulz

Behind the Poster: Extending the Wave Telescope – An Interview with EGU 2024 Outstanding Student Paper Presentation (OSPP) Award Winner Leonard Schulz

1. Congratulations on your OSPP Award 2024! What was your initial reaction to winning, and how has it helped your career as an early-career scientist? I was very delighted and also proud that my work is recognized in this way. I also understood in hindsight why I had little time to breathe during my poster …[Read More]

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Soil System Sciences

Soil Carbon, Resilience, and Modelling the Future: A Conversation with Katerina Georgiou

Soil Carbon, Resilience, and Modelling the Future: A Conversation with Katerina Georgiou

Soils play a central role in climate change mitigation and adaptation, with soil carbon management increasingly seen as a key pathway for enhancing ecosystem resilience—particularly in agricultural systems. At the same time, predicting how soil carbon responds to changing climate and management remains one of the major challenges in soil system science. In this interview, …[Read More]

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Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology

CSI: Sedimentology

CSI: Sedimentology

INTRODUCTION Shows involving homicides and associated crime scene investigation (CSI) are among the most popular on television. The public is fascinated by the work that goes into collecting and analysing data from crime scenes in the field (Figure 1), whether it be DNA, wounds and bloodstains, footprints, tire tracks, or even evidence of arson. Skeletal …[Read More]