Climate

GeoTalk: A new view on how ocean currents move

Olivia Trani June 15, 2018

Meet Jan Zika, winner of the 2018 Ocean Sciences Division Outstanding Early Career Scientists Award, pictured here on a research vessel in the Southern Ocean. Credit: Jan Zika.

Geotalk is a regular feature highlighting early career researchers and their work. In this interview we speak to Jan Zika, an oceanographer at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. This year he was recognized for his contributions to ocean dynamics research as the winner of the 2018 Ocean Sciences Division Outstanding Early Career Scientists Award. First, could you introduce your ...[Read More]

Geosciences Column: Landslide risk in a changing climate, and what that means for Europe’s roads

Olivia Trani June 13, 2018

A massive slide crumbled this section of a US highway in Oregon. How will climate change affect future landslides? Credit: Oregon Department of Transportation

If your morning commute is already frustrating, get ready to buckle up. Our climate is changing, and that may increasingly affect some of central Europe’s major roads and railways, according to new research published in the EGU’s open access journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. The study found that, in the face of climate change, landslide-inducing rainfall events will increase in fr ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Mondays: Reservoir in the Italian Alps

Olivia Trani May 28, 2018

Reservoir in the Italian Alps. Credit: Daniele Penna (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Mountain natural streams and reservoirs have a relevant hydrological and ecological importance since they represent reliable sources of freshwater supply to lowland regions and high-quality habitats for fish and cold-water communities. Moreover, streams in mountain environments are of significant importance for users in several socio-economic sectors, such as agriculture, tourism and hydropower. G ...[Read More]

Wildfires in the wake of climate change

Sara Mynott May 9, 2018

The 2017 Thomas Fire in California. (Credit: Kari Greer, Forest Service / Wikimedia Commons.)

Last year saw some of the biggest blazes in history, and may be a sign of things to come. 2017 was a record year for wildfires. California and neighboring western states saw the most destructive fire in US history, with an estimated 18 billion dollars worth of damage over the season. In central Portugal, fires caused 115 deaths over the same period. Researchers presenting at a press conference at ...[Read More]