Division blogs

Natural Hazards

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 …[Read More]

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Seismology

Lombok and Fiji – or why a M6.9 earthquake can be worse news than a M8.2 event

Nienke Blom August 23, 2018

Two magnitude 6.9 earthquakes in Indonesia in the space of two weeks, 20 km apart. Meanwhile, a magnitude 8.2 event in the Pacific. Did you get any questions about the end of the world being upon us, how come all these quakes happen so close together and why the Fiji event was so harmless? …[Read More]

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Climate: Past, Present & Future

What can the Cretaceous tell us about our climate?

Philip Pika August 20, 2018

The Cretaceous The Cretaceous period features a particularly interesting climatic episode in the Earth’s geological history. It follows the Jurassic Period, better known as the time the dinosaurs inhabited Earth and spanned the period between 145.5 and 65.5 million years ago. The Cretaceous is the last period of the Mesozoic Era, which ends with a well-known …[Read More]

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Solar-Terrestrial Sciences

SunPy: a Python solar data analysis environment

Kamalam August 16, 2018

Introduction For many years now we know that our star the Sun influences the Earth in many different ways, via the total solar irradiance, solar energetic particles and coronal mass ejections. Understanding the influence of the Sun on the Earth requires many different types of measurements. For example, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) spacecraft, produces …[Read More]

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Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology

Slimy Landscapes

Chris Skinner August 16, 2018

When we think about how our landscapes evolve and change we probably tend to go straight for the big stuff, things like the climate, tectonics or geology, and in my previous blog I looked at how rainfall contributes to changing the planet’s surface. However, it is not just the big stuff which controls these changes, …[Read More]

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Seismology

Seismo @ school

Marina Corradini August 13, 2018

Being a seismologist is not just doing research, it is also sharing experience and teaching the next generation. As early career scientists, we are used to share ‘our science’ during open days and career days at university. Another peculiar moment for Science outreach is the National Science week, where researchers can set up experiments and …[Read More]

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Natural Hazards

Heavy metals in industrial wastewater: hazardous waste or secondary resource?

Vale Cigala August 13, 2018

Not long ago on the blog, we have talked about natural groundwater quality triggered by geogenic factors and related hazards such as a high concentration of heavy metals. Today’s topic concerns the anthropogenic input of heavy metals into the water and how to tackle its effects efficiently. Industrial processes can lead to heavy metal-bearing …[Read More]

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Seismology

4th TIDES Advanced Training School

Marina Corradini August 13, 2018

The 4th TIDES Advanced Training School was held in Prague, Czech Republic, from the 2nd to the 6th of July 2018. If you missed it, take a look at Michaela and Eric’s short report: It’s the first Sunday of July. It could have been a calm sunny noon in Vienna, but that’s not my …[Read More]

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Atmospheric Sciences

Into the mist of studying the mystery of Arctic low level clouds

Julia Schmale August 10, 2018

This post is the first of a “live-series of blog post” that will be written by Julia Schmale while she is participating in the Arctic Ocean 2018 expedition. Low level Arctic clouds are still a mystery to the atmospheric science community. To understand their role the present and future Arctic climate, the Arctic Ocean 2018 …[Read More]

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Geodynamics

Holiday recommendations – blog break summer 2018

Iris van Zelst August 1, 2018

Even dedicated workaholics such as the editors of your EGU GD Blog Team sometimes deserve a break! Let me clarify that by saying ‘an intentional break’ (because uploading every Wednesday is hard!). We will be ‘on holiday’ during August, so there won’t be any new blog posts then. But don’t worry: we will be back …[Read More]