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GeoPolicy: 5 ways for scientists to take the lead on evidence-informed policymaking

Chloe Hill December 9, 2022

‘Supporting the EU’s Biodiversity Targets by Bridging the Science-Policy Divide’ hosted inside the European Parliament. Image credit: Simon Clark

On 15 November 2022, the EGU and the European Parliament Intergroup on ‘Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development’ jointly coordinated an event, ‘Supporting the EU’s Biodiversity Targets by Bridging the Science-Policy Divide’. The event highlighted how science could be used to support the ambitious targets outlined in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and proposed EU Nature Rest ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Scale model of Doñana marshes

Antonio Jordán December 5, 2022

Scale model of Doñana marshes. Credit: Antonio Jordán (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

First, in English: Bottom of a dry lagoon in the Cañada de Los Pájaros (Birds Dale) in the surroundings of the Doñana National Park (Huelva, SW Spain). After an exceptionally long, hot, and dry summer, the area’s lagoon system has dried up. The bottom, clayey and silty, contracts to form a network of columnar aggregates separated by small valleys (cracks). The resulting appearance is that of ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: S-C mylonite in the Calamita Schists (Island of Elba, Italy)

Samuele Papeschi November 28, 2022

S-C mylonite in the Calamita Schists (Island of Elba, Italy). Credit: Samuele Papeschi (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

S-C mylonites developed in andalusite-cordierite micaschist (Calamita Schists) in the contact aureole of the Porto Azzurro pluton. The white layers are made of quartz, while the brown layers consist predominantly of white mica and biotite. Top-to-left (East) sense of shear. Read more: Papeschi et al (2017). Heterogeneous brittle-ductile deformation at shallow crustal levels under high thermal cond ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Computing for a blank globe

Grace Shephard November 21, 2022

Computing for a blank globe. Credit: Grace Shephard (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

A tribute to the computational geosciences. A mix of computer infrastructure, a modern workstation, and a simple globe with coastlines. Found this scene at the back of room at Miraikan – the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo, Japan. The computers, screens, and globe are behind a plexi-glass and while not intended as part of an exhibition it almost becomes an art-mee ...[Read More]