Energy, Resources and the Environment

Geosciences Column: Earthquakes and depleted gas reservoirs; what comes first?

Laura Roberts-Artal November 20, 2015

"West Texas Pumpjack" by Eric Kounce TexasRaiser - Located south of Midland, Texas. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons.

An ever growing population means the requirement for resources to fuel our modern lifestyles grows too. Be it in mining, oil/gas extraction or the improvement of renewable technologies, the boundaries of where and how we access resources are constantly being pushed. Previously inaccessible resources become viable prospects as demand increases and our technological know-how advances. Hand in hand w ...[Read More]

Geoscience hot topics – Part I: The Earth’s past and its origin

Laura Roberts-Artal November 18, 2015

Basalt . Credit: Dorothea Eue (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

What are the most interesting, cutting-edge and compelling research topics within the scientific areas represented in the EGU divisions? Ground-breaking and innovative research features yearly at our annual General Assembly, but what are the overarching ideas and big research questions that still remain unanswered? We spoke to some of our division presidents and canvased their thoughts on what the ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Tombstones Mountains

Matt Herod September 14, 2015

Tombstone Mountains . Credit: Matt Herod (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This week’s Imaggeo image is brought to you by one of our network bloggers, Matt Herod. Of the image, Matt said ” this particular one is one of my all time favourites. I have even blown it up and hung it on my wall at home,” and we couldn’t agree more; this Canadian landscape is breathtaking. Dive into this post and let Matt take you on a tour of the hydrology, archaeology ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Dragon Blood Tree

Laura Roberts-Artal August 24, 2015

Dracaena Cinnabari [Dragon Blood Tree, Socotra, Yemen] . Credit: Annalisa Molini (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

On a small and isolated island in the Indian Ocean you’ll find an endemic population of Dragon Blood Trees (Dracaena cinnabari). Burly, with an interesting umbrella-shaped fractal canopy, these unique trees are a sight to behold. To see them for yourself, you’ll have to travel to the little known Socotra archipelago. Off the coast of Somalia, but belonging to Yemen, the group of islands boast an i ...[Read More]