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Bárbara Ferreira

Bárbara Ferreira was the Media and Communications Manager of the European Geosciences Union from 2011 to 2019. Bárbara has also worked as a science writer specialising in astrophysics and space sciences, producing articles for the European Space Agency and others on a freelance basis. She has a PhD in astrophysics from the University of Cambridge.

Links related to the Eyjafjallajökull Eruption

Details related to the Union Special Session at the EGU General Assembly can be found on the General Assembly website: US7 Eyjafjallajökull – eruption, plume, and consequences. The NASA Earth Observatory Images related to the eruption can be found here. Amongst the various ‘In Pictures’ related to Eyjafjallajökull, the BBC has Satellite views of the volcano. Links related to moni ...[Read More]

EGU Travel due to the Eyjafjallajökull Ash Plume [Update 20/4/2010]

The EGU has been in active discussion since 16 April 2010 evaluating consequences for people travelling to the EGU General Assembly following the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano. We estimate that a large percentage of attendees either already travel overland to the conference, or could travel overland from central ‘hubs’ should the need arise. Other than several last-minute ad ...[Read More]

Eyjafjallajökull and the EGU GA 2010

Dear all European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2010 General Assembly (GA) potential attendees: The EGU Programme Committee Advisory Board and the EGU Executive have been in active discussion since Friday morning (16 April 2010) evaluating the current air-travel and ash plume situation as to the consequences for people being able to travel to the EGU 2010 General Assembly. We have been monitoring the si ...[Read More]