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Olivia Trani

Olivia Trani is a former Communications Officer at the European Geosciences Union. Olivia has a MS in Science Journalism from Boston University and her work has appeared on WBUR-FM, Inside Science News Service, and the American Geophysical Union. Olivia tweets at @oliviatrani.

Geosciences Column: Scientists pinpoint where seawater could be leaking into Antarctic ice shelves

February 21, 2019
Geosciences Column: Scientists pinpoint where seawater could be leaking into Antarctic ice shelves
Calving front of an ice shelf in West Antarctica, taken during the 2012 Antarctic campaign of NASA's Operation IceBridge. (Credit: NASA/GSFC/Jefferson Beck via flickr)

Over the last few decades, Antarctic ice shelves have been disintegrating at a rapid rate, likely due to warming atmospheric and ocean temperatures, according to scientists. New research reveals that one type of threat to ice shelf stability might be more widespread that previously thought. A study recently published in EGU’s open access journal The Cryosphere identified several regions in Antarct ...[Read More]

EGU 2019 General Assembly programme is now online!

February 20, 2019
EGU 2019 General Assembly programme is now online!
The EGU General Assembly 2019 programme is now available online! (Credit: EGU/Keri McNamara)

The EGU General Assembly 2019 programme is available here. Take a look and – if you haven’t already – register for the conference by 28 February to make the early registration rates! This year’s scientific programme of the General Assemby includes Union-wide Sessions, such as the medal lectures, great debates, short courses, education and outreach sessions, as well as townhall and splinter meeting ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: The changing landscape of Patagonia

February 18, 2019
Imaggeo on Mondays: The changing landscape of Patagonia
The Changing Landscape of Patagonia. Credit: Shauna-kay Rainford (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Pictured here is a snapshot of an environment in transition. Today’s featured photo was taken at the foot of Monte Fitz Roy, a jagged Patagonia mountain located in Los Glaciares National Park on the border between Argentina and Chile. The Patagonia region in South America is the second biggest source of glaciers in the southern hemisphere, behind Antarctica, but the region is losing ice at a rapid ...[Read More]

Last chance to enter the EGU Photo Competition 2019!

February 12, 2019
Last chance to enter the EGU Photo Competition 2019!
Some finalists from the 2018 Photo Competition. Clockwise from top left: Pinnacles in Nambug National Park at sunset by Stefan Doerr, Patagonian Rainforest by Carsten W. Mueller, Closer look at the deglaciation history of Lago Belgrano by Monika Mendelova, and Poetry of water shaped formations by Raphael Knevels (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu).

If you are pre-registered for the 2019 General Assembly (Vienna, 7-12 April), you can take part in our annual photo competition! Winners receive a free registration to next year’s General Assembly! But hurry, there are only a few days left to enter! Every year we hold a photo competition and exhibit in association with our open access image repository, Imaggeo, and our annual General Assembly. The ...[Read More]