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Looking back at the EGU blogs in 2019: a competition

December 20, 2019
Looking back at the EGU blogs in 2019: a competition
Image modified from Lava glow and space at the Kilauea volcano. Credit: Andreas Johnsson (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu).

The past 12 months have seen an impressive 467 posts published across the EGU’s official blog, GeoLog, as well as the network and division blogs. We’ve featured posts that dive into the details on how crystals become minerals and why scientists are searching for meteorites of Antarctica. We’ve published a collection of posts on how geology influences architecture and helps shape cities ...[Read More]

A first-timer’s guide to the 2020 General Assembly

December 18, 2019
A first-timer’s guide to the 2020 General Assembly
EGU and its surroundings! Credit: EGU/Foto Pfluegl

Will this be your first time at an EGU General Assembly? With thousands of participants from all over the world (more than 16,000 in 2019) in a massive venue, the conference can be a confusing and, at times, overwhelming place. To help you find your way, we have compiled an introductory handbook filled with history, presentation pointers, travel tips and a few facts about Vienna and its surroundin ...[Read More]

Taking the pulse of an extreme landscape

December 17, 2019
Taking the pulse of an extreme landscape
With the help of an EGU Science Journalism Fellowship, science journalist Katherine Kornei was able to follow a research team in Taiwan studying the dynamic landscape of Taroko National Park and its landslides. On the EGU blog Kornei reflects on the expedition. Image courtesy of Katherine Kornei.

Welcome to Taroko National Park. Would you like to borrow a safety helmet? In this precipitously steep landscape, covering one’s head is strongly encouraged. Rockfalls and landslides, triggered by frequent seismic activity and torrential rainfall, are mainstays in Taiwan’s preeminent national park. Evidence of this mass-wasting is everywhere: roadways are littered with fallen rocks, boulders choke ...[Read More]

Mentoring programme at EGU 2020

December 5, 2019
Mentoring programme at EGU 2020
The mentoring meeting point at the 2017 General Assembly. Credit: EGU/Kai Boggild

With more than 16,000 participants, 5,500 oral presentations, 9,400 posters and 1,200 PICO presentations, all under one roof, the EGU General Assembly can be an overwhelming experience. There is a network of corridors to navigate, as well as a wide range of workshops, splinter and townhall meetings to choose from. With that in mind, we’ve put in place some initiatives to make the experience of tho ...[Read More]