Asmae Ourkiya

Why do Earth’s hidden stress fields matter for our future? Let’s explore the latest insights from the World Stress Map database

Asmae Ourkiya July 17, 2026

Beneath the serene landscapes we inhabit, the Earth’s crust is a battleground of constant, immense, and invisible tectonic forces. While humanity typically only notices this deep-seated stress when it violently releases in the form of an earthquake and volcanoes, these forces have always been shaping the structural bedrock of our planet. Understanding this hidden architecture …[Read More]

GeoRoundup: the highlights of EGU Journals published during June!

Asmae Ourkiya June 30, 2026

Each month we feature specific Divisions of EGU and during the monthly GeoRoundup we put the journals that publish science from those Divisions at the top of the Highlights section. For June, we are featuring the Ocean Science Division (OS). It is represented by the journal Ocean Science. Ocean Science Estuarine mixing – 22 June 2026 …[Read More]

Climate vs. landscape? A new breakthrough in continental water modeling!

Asmae Ourkiya June 19, 2026

Every year on 21 June, the global scientific community celebrates World Hydrology Day to highlight the importance of water sciences play in sustainable resource management and natural hazard mitigation. Historically, human efforts to protect and manage freshwater have suffered from a blind spot. While we can easily measure a river’s flow at a specific gauging …[Read More]

Interdisciplinary futures in geoscience: Cross-divisional insights from the Division Presidents – Atmospheric Sciences (AS)

Asmae Ourkiya June 15, 2026

This interview is part of an ongoing series exploring the evolving role of interdisciplinarity across the geosciences. As environmental challenges grow more complex, addressing them requires not only disciplinary expertise but also meaningful collaboration and innovation across fields, methodologies, and communities. In each conversation, I ask Division Presidents to reflect on how cross-divisional work is …[Read More]

Pride month in the era of DEI rollbacks: Reflections on resilience, and why pride was a riot after all

Asmae Ourkiya June 12, 2026

Pride month arrives this year against a backdrop of institutional irony. In the United States, federal research funding has been thoroughly weaponised and forced a massive scientific brain drain across the Atlantic. In Europe, a multi-million-euro effort to capture that exiled talent is underway, even as Europe’s own domestic politics fracture along the exact same …[Read More]

Help us celebrate excellence in science journalism: Time for nominations for the 2027 EGU Angela Croome Award!

Asmae Ourkiya June 2, 2026

What good is groundbreaking Earth and space science if it never breaks through the laboratory walls and digital libraries? Without skilled journalists, our peer-reviewed papers risk gathering digital dust, and remain isolated from the public policy and societal awareness they are meant to inform. This is why we need science journalists, as they have the …[Read More]

GeoRoundup: the highlights of EGU Journals published during May!

Asmae Ourkiya May 29, 2026

Each month we feature specific Divisions of EGU and during the monthly GeoRoundup we put the journals that publish science from those Divisions at the top of the Highlights section. For May, we are not featuring any particular divisions, but an ensemble of all the highlights of this month instead. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Beyond discrete stratocumulus …[Read More]

ESA’s Green Meridian Information Factory: Why not to miss the workshop this Friday at EGU26

Asmae Ourkiya May 6, 2026

As we immerse ourselves in our 20th Viennese General Assembly EGU26, the volume of climate models and atmospheric projections can be quite overwhelming, to say the least. While our EGU geoscientific community is excellent at observing the planet, a persistent challenge remains in communicating that massive planetary data into tools that a local council, a …[Read More]

Why are NASA scientists holding eggs? The surprising new physics of Jupiter & the latest briefing on Juno’s mission

Asmae Ourkiya and Manuela Gialanella May 6, 2026

The latest NASA Juno briefing was presented at EGU26 yesterday. Speakers introduced unprecedented results that not only deepened our understanding of Jupiter but also invited us to reflect on the future of scientific methodology. Whether you’re a space geek or a tech enthusiast, hop in, as we’re about to take you on an exploratory journey …[Read More]

GeoRoundup: the highlights of EGU Journals published during April!

Asmae Ourkiya April 30, 2026

Each month we feature specific Divisions of EGU and during the monthly GeoRoundup we put the journals that publish science from those Divisions at the top of the Highlights section. For April, we are not featuring any particular divisions, but an ensemble of all the highlights of this month instead. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Quiet New Particle …[Read More]