EGU Scientific Divisions

Raising the (melt)stakes! How robotic innovation reveals new findings on melting glaciers

Anna Katsigera April 28, 2025

Sea Ice in Arctic Ocean (Credit: Lekhraj Saini, Imaggeo)

In the age of climate change, glaciers across the Arctic are melting, consequently reducing regional freshwater supplies and contributing to the ongoing rise in global sea levels. But how fast do they melt? And is it possible to predict that? A new study on the Xeitl Sit’ (LeConte) glacier in Alaska aims to answer these questions. The research group from Oregon State University, Harvard University ...[Read More]

Sarakiniko: A unique geoheritage site under threat

Anezina Solomonidou March 21, 2025

Photo taken by: Michael Kyritsis

Sarakiniko, a stunning geological landmark on the aegean island of Milos, Greece, is under imminent threat. Known for its breath-taking white tuff formations built by the deposition of submarine volcanic eruptions and sculpted by wind and water over millions of years, this site serves as both a natural laboratory for geoscience and planetary research and a worldwide significant geoheritage site. H ...[Read More]

Geo-magicians: The mysterious work of understanding our magnetic Earth

Asmae Ourkiya February 28, 2025

Picture by Curdin. Source: Unsplash

There is a force all around us—unseen, unfelt, and yet profoundly influential. It guides the migration of birds across continents, whispers secrets to ancient rocks, and shields us from cosmic storms. This force is as mysterious as it is essential, shaping our world in ways that most of us never think about. Imagine a sailor centuries ago, staring at a compass that always points north. What guides ...[Read More]

How can scientists see ice underground? Recent study reveals how!

Asmae Ourkiya February 14, 2025

This picture was by Patrick Klenk at an ASSESS-GPR site at the very end of one of their experiments where they monitor hydrologic processes with Ground-Penetrating Radar.

When it comes to peering beneath the Earth’s surface, geophysicists have an arsenal of high-tech tools at their disposal. But what happens when you need to track something as elusive as underground ice forming and melting in real time? Enter borehole Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR), the underground detective that helped Peter Jung and his colleagues image frozen subsurface volumes in an experimenta ...[Read More]