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Imaggeo On Monday: New view on the Silk Road

November 8, 2021
Imaggeo On Monday: New view on the Silk Road
TNew view on the Silk Road. Credit: Wenzhu Hou (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

When we were following the route of the Silk Road and heading to the Xinjiang province of China, this was what we saw. The large scale wind power plant brought some hope to this very old road. Hope that with all other renewable energies, it can become an answer to our sustainable future.   Description by Wenzhu Hou, after the description on imaggeo.egu.eu.   Imaggeo is the EGU’s online o ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: The tree that gave birth to a forest

November 1, 2021
Imaggeo On Monday: The tree that gave birth to a forest
The tree that gave birth to a forest. Credit: Guillaume Goodwin (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This 10 centimetre giant is a pioneer of marine conquest. All summer, glassworts (Salicornia europaea) will be rhythmically swept by the tide, gradually trapping seaborne sediment on the shores of Aberlady Bay in Scotland. The resulting elevation of the mudflat marks the start of a race of growth against waves, currents and sea level rise, eventually leading to the development of a salt marsh. How ...[Read More]

Winners of the EGU Best Blog Posts of 2020 Competition

February 5, 2021
Winners of the EGU Best Blog Posts of 2020 Competition

2020 was a brilliant year for our blogging network here at EGU. Across the EGU’s official blog, GeoLog, as well as the network and division blogs there were so many interesting, educational and just downright entertaining posts this year it was hard to get the blog editors to choose their favourites! Nevertheless at the beginning of January, to celebrate the excellent display of science writing ac ...[Read More]

Earth Science Week 2020: Earth Materials in Our Lives – an A-Z!

and October 2, 2020
Earth Science Week 2020: Earth Materials in Our Lives – an A-Z!
Large similar folds in a salt mine in the Carpathians. Credit: Janos Urai (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Since 1998 the American Geosciences Institute has been running an annual celebration of all things geoscience – Earth Science Week. From its inception, Earth Science Week has grown in popularity and is now celebrated across the planet. This year Earth Science Week will run from 11 to 17 October and the theme of the week is  “Earth Materials in Our Lives.” As the American Geoscien ...[Read More]