Biogeosciences

Imaggeo on Mondays: Science in action – how will climate change affect Central Europe?

Laura Roberts-Artal November 23, 2015

Sience in progress no. 3 . Credit: André Künzelmann (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The effects of a warming climate are expected to be far reaching. Sea-level rise, and how it will affect costal settlements make regular headlines, and not without reason. However, climate change may have other less obvious but equally dangerous impacts; for example, take a look at this recent piece highlighting the increased risk of storms and droughts in mainland Europe. The area of Saxony-Anhal ...[Read More]

Geoscience hot topics – Part I: The Earth’s past and its origin

Laura Roberts-Artal November 18, 2015

Basalt . Credit: Dorothea Eue (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

What are the most interesting, cutting-edge and compelling research topics within the scientific areas represented in the EGU divisions? Ground-breaking and innovative research features yearly at our annual General Assembly, but what are the overarching ideas and big research questions that still remain unanswered? We spoke to some of our division presidents and canvased their thoughts on what the ...[Read More]

Crusing the Mediterranean: a first-hand account of a month at sea – Part 3

Laura Roberts-Artal November 4, 2015

R/V Minerva Uno during the port-call at Mahon (Menorca)

This is the final instalment of the adventures of Simona Aracri, a PhD student at University of Southampton, and her colleagues, who spent a month aboard a research vessel, cruising the Mediterranean Sea. Simona and the team of scientists aboard the boat documented their experiences via a blog and we’ve been sharing some highlights over the past few weeks. As we wave goodbye to the research ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: The soil in your veg patch

Laura Roberts-Artal October 26, 2015

Gardens for vegetables production depend on the soil quality. Credit: Artemio Cerdá (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Do a search for images of dirt in Google and you might be surprised to find that the vast majority of returned images are of a substance that we ought to be protecting and treasuring, rather than dismissing as something unclean and without value: soil. It’s not the first time we’ve featured this precious resource on GeoLog recently, remember that post about soil in art? It’s not without reason eit ...[Read More]