EGU Scientific Divisions

Taking Pride in our planet: Protecting oceans for queer and trans survival

Vanessa Raditz June 29, 2026

Queer Disaster Risk Map. Source: StoryMapping Queer Climate Justice

In Spring of 2025, just as I was preparing to release the Queer Climate Justice StoryMap I had been building for two years, I received a difficult email from my lead community collaborator, an LGBTQ+ foundation, describing the devastating legal and financial situation the newly inaugurated Trump administration had put them in. We decided to set the project to private to protect the queer and trans ...[Read More]

Climate vs. landscape? A new breakthrough in continental water modeling!

Asmae Ourkiya June 19, 2026

A hydrologist's office by Enrico Bonanno Source: Imaggeo

Every year on 21 June, the global scientific community celebrates World Hydrology Day to highlight the importance of water sciences play in sustainable resource management and natural hazard mitigation. Historically, human efforts to protect and manage freshwater have suffered from a blind spot. While we can easily measure a river’s flow at a specific gauging station, predicting how an untou ...[Read More]

Interdisciplinary futures in geoscience: Cross-divisional insights from the Division Presidents – Atmospheric Sciences (AS)

Asmae Ourkiya June 15, 2026

This interview is part of an ongoing series exploring the evolving role of interdisciplinarity across the geosciences. As environmental challenges grow more complex, addressing them requires not only disciplinary expertise but also meaningful collaboration and innovation across fields, methodologies, and communities. In each conversation, I ask Division Presidents to reflect on how cross-divisiona ...[Read More]

A mosaic beneath our feet? Connecting soil science and policy at EGU26

Kaisa Säkkinen May 29, 2026

On Friday, May 8, 2026, the final day of the EGU26, I attended a Special Programme Group session of the Soil System Sciences (SSS) division on Facing the last policy challenges in the EU: How soil scientists can contribute to the demands for scientific evidence to support EU policies. The session brought together scientists, policymakers, and representatives from European institutions, including m ...[Read More]