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Educators: apply now to take part in the 2018 GIFT workshop!

September 13, 2017
Educators: apply now to take part in the 2018 GIFT workshop!
Summer on the Northern Hemisphere . Credit: European MSG satellite/EUMETSAT/M. Reuter (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu).

The General Assembly is not only for researchers but for teachers and educators with an interest in the geosciences also. Every year the Geosciences Information For Teachers (GIFT) is organised by the EGU Committee on Education to bring first class science closer to primary and high school teachers. The topic of the 2018 edition of GIFT is ‘Major events that shaped the Earth’. This year’s workshop ...[Read More]

Is it an earthquake, a nuclear test or a hurricane? How seismometers help us understand the world we live in

September 8, 2017
Is it an earthquake, a nuclear test or a hurricane? How seismometers help us understand the world we live in
Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Jose (R) and Hurricane Katia (L) are pictured in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Nexico in this September 7, 2017 NOAA satellite handout photo. Credit: NOAA

Although traditionally used to study earthquakes, like today’s M 8.1 in Mexico,  seismometers have now become so sophisticated they are able to detect the slightest ground movements; whether they come from deep within the bowels of the planet or are triggered by events at the surface. But how, exactly, do earthquake scientists decipher the signals picked up by seismometers across the world? And mo ...[Read More]

At the Assembly 2017: Tuesday Highlights

April 25, 2017
At the Assembly 2017: Tuesday Highlights
A whopping 96 short courses at this year’s General Assembly (Credit: EGU/Foto Pfluegl)

Welcome back to the second day of the 2017 General Assembly! Today is packed full of excellent sessions, and this list of highlights is by no means comprehensive! Make sure you complement this information with EGU Today, the General Assembly newsletter, to get the most out of the conference – grab a copy on your way in or download it here. Today, the General Assembly programme features two Interdi ...[Read More]