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A message from EGU President Alberto Montanari on what geoscientists can do to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19

March 25, 2020
A message from EGU President Alberto Montanari on what geoscientists can do to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19
EGU President Alberto Montanari shares his thoughts on what we can learn from our experiences during the coronavirus outbreak.

What can the Earth, planetary and space sciences do to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19? While I am considering this challenging question, I am looking out of the window of my home in Italy, in Reggio Emilia. I am close to the epidemic center of the Italian outbreak of COVID-19. I have been at home for the last two weeks without going out, something which I have never experienced before. Sudde ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Mondays: Sulphur volcano

March 23, 2020
Imaggeo On Mondays: Sulphur volcano
Sulphur volcano. Credit: Thomas Wöhling (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This photograph was taken in 2012 on a guided tour to Whakaari/White Island, an active volcano 50 km off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The volcano lies on the northern end of the Taupo Volcanic zone and has possibly been active for the past 150,000 years. How dangerous this island is, was demonstrated by a number of explosive eruptions in recent history, the latest of which oc ...[Read More]

EGU President Alberto Montanari introduces the new EGUsphere

March 17, 2020
EGU President Alberto Montanari introduces the new EGUsphere

The European Geosciences Union (EGU) just announced the launch of EGUsphere, a new online platform designed to promote global networking and open discussion within the Earth, planetary and space science community. EGUsphere will serve as a central repository for all contributions, presentations and manuscripts presented to EGU. In particular, EGUsphere will host abstracts and presentations from th ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Monday: Time-proven shelter in drifting snow

March 9, 2020
Imaggeo on Monday: Time-proven shelter in drifting snow
Time-proven shelter in drifting snow. Credit: Jan-Marcus Nasse (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

During my PhD I was working at the German Neumayer III station in Antarctica for my research on polar atmospheric chemistry. Since my instrument was set up on an observatory south of the main station, every day I would walk past a Scott pyramid tent to go and do my research. One day, in the midst of an Antarctic storm, I caught sight of the tent deep in the drifting snow, and took this picture. Th ...[Read More]