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Hydrological Sciences

Call to participate to the public consultation for the Water4All-Partnership

June 27, 2024
Call to participate to the public consultation for the Water4All-Partnership

Those of you who are active in proposal writing might know the programme Water4All Partnership – Water Security for the Planet. It is a funding programme for scientific research in freshwater with the goal to address urgent water-related challenges. The programme is co-funded by the European Union within the frame of the Horizon Europe programme (lasting until 2027) and includes 90 partners ...[Read More]

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Geodynamics

Introducing the new blog team!

and June 26, 2024
Introducing the new blog team!

It’s time to introduce the new blog team! After the EGU General Assembly in April and a few hectic weeks of preparation, we are happy to present the new blog team for the year 2024-2025. The new team consists of 2 editors-in-chief, 13 (!) regular editors, 2 illustrators, 1 sassy scientist and 3 social media communicators. We will start posting next month, with a weekly post every Wednesday a ...[Read More]

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Geodynamics

Happy blog birthday!

and June 26, 2024
Happy blog birthday!

As we hope it’s marked in all of our beloved readers’ calendars, it’s the time of the year to celebrate the blog’s birthday! This year, the blog turns seven, and we are thrilled to share a recap of our activities over the past 12 months. We published 58 blog posts, covering topics such as the geodynamics of remarkable regions, exciting outreach initiatives, and our popular monthly column  ...[Read More]

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Cryospheric Sciences

Blue ice in Antarctica: small extent, big science

June 21, 2024
A figure with a map of Antarctica in the middle, and 8 zoomed in sections of it showing blue ice areas.

Kggk kggk kggk – the sound of crampons accompanies me. A thin layer of snow covers the slippery ice while I pull a sled. As I wipe my hand over the snow, underneath, a blue color glitters in the sun (Figure 2). In the last days it has been snowing in the White Desert (Antarctica). All blue ice we could see before is temporarily covered by a thin blanket, perfect to pull a sled. However, this snow ...[Read More]

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

NEW DATE: EGU GMPV ECS Campfires – Thursday June 27th @ 11am CEST

June 21, 2024
NEW DATE: EGU GMPV ECS Campfires – Thursday June 27th @ 11am CEST

After some technical issues with Zoom on June 13th we postponed the planned talks to next week: Thursday June 27th at 11 am CEST. This edition will be a Scientific Campfire, during which three early career scientists will present their latest work to the community.  Our speakers for this edition are:    Théo Biget PhD student @ Université Clermont Auvergne, France Title: Exploring the differe ...[Read More]

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Hydrological Sciences

The IAHS Digital Water Globe – Increase the Visibility of Your Research in Hydrological Sciences  

and June 19, 2024
The IAHS Digital Water Globe – Increase the Visibility of Your Research in Hydrological Sciences  

Are you looking for ways to boost the visibility of your hydrology research? Are you looking for potential collaborators for new research in a specific topic?  Doing research and getting it published are two of the challenges every hydrologist faces. However, once one’s research has passed peer review and is out in the world, there is one more hurdle to clear: ensuring people see it, read it, and ...[Read More]

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Geodynamics

Geodynamics & Tectonics on-the-go

June 19, 2024
Geodynamics & Tectonics on-the-go

In 2020, we found ourselves fully immersed in the world of virtual seminar series, a trend that has continued since then. By that time, the blog team made a compilation of seminar series of interest to the Geodynamics community. Four years have passed bringing both new additions and some that have become inactive. It’s now time for an update! Here is a non-exhaustive list of recorded seminar serie ...[Read More]

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Natural Hazards

Navigating the Ongoing and Predicted Disaster of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil): Career and Insights with Expert Prof. Enner

June 17, 2024
Severe flooding that left the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, submerged.

We are honoured to hear from Dr. Enner Alcântara, Professor at the São Paulo State University (UNESP) and leader of the Remote Sensing, Spatial Analysis, Environmental Modelling and Natural Disasters Research Group. His research in remote sensing has played a crucial role in recognising, managing and mitigating the impacts of disasters, bringing out significant contributions. Today, we’ll ex ...[Read More]

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Cryospheric Sciences

Image of the week: The Song of Sastrugi

June 14, 2024
Wavy ice feature in front of wide blue sky.

Sastrugi are significant features in glaciology, providing valuable insights into wind patterns, snow dynamics, and surface processes. So although at first sight they may be easy to walk over (quite literally), their patterns and features can tell us more than you might think, so next time take a moment to look and see the story they have to tell…   The Song of Sastrugi The wind’s icy b ...[Read More]

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Geodynamics

FEMR: An emerging “game changer” in predicting earthquakes and impending geohazards.

and June 12, 2024
FEMR: An emerging “game changer” in predicting earthquakes and impending geohazards.

In this week’s blog, Shreeja Das,  a Post Doctoral researcher at the Sami Shamoon College of Engineering, Ashdod, Israel working with Dr. Vladimir Frid, discusses her research involving the use of FEMR waves and its use as a tool in predicting impending geohazards , some of her results obtained using said technique to study transform fault activity along the Dead Sea Transform fault. Earthqu ...[Read More]