At EGU, we’re always looking for new ways to celebrate and amplify the voices of our community.
For our second edition of the top Geolog post of the year in 2025, we selected the top five performing blog posts and held an internal vote within the EGU Executive Office to select the winner. We are now excited to announce that the award for the best blog of 2025 goes to (drumroll …) CJ Rajendran for his piece The 1950 Assam-Tibet earthquake: A singular Himalayan earthquake on its 75th Anniversary!
Published on August 15, 2025, CJ’s blog revisits the 1950 Assam-Tibet earthquake on its 75th anniversary. On India’s 4th Independence Day, the magnitude 8.6 Assam-Tibet quake unleashed landslides that choked the Brahmaputra, killed thousands, and redrew Himalayan rivers. This blog shows us why the eastern syntaxis remains a Mw≥8.6 hotspot amid locked central segments, booming dams like China’s Yarlung mega-project, and urban sprawl primed for disaster. If you haven’t read CJ’s piece yet, now’s the time!
Your voice matters, pitch your idea to Geolog!
This competition isn’t just about celebrating outstanding Geolog blog posts, but to also inspire you to share your stories, research, and insights with the wider geosciences community. Whether you’re an early-career scientist, a seasoned researcher, or a science communicator, we welcome guest contributions that explore geoscience topics in engaging and accessible ways.
Do you have an idea for a blog post? Maybe you want to highlight an underrepresented issue in geoscience, share your fieldwork experience, or showcase how your research connects with society. If so, we’d love to hear from you! Check out our Geolog submission guidelines and pitch your idea to the Media and Engagement Manager Asmae Ourkiya.
Congratulations again to CJ Rajendran for this brilliant piece!
