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Imaggeo on Mondays: The Groapa Ruginoasa

Laura Roberts-Artal February 15, 2016

the Groapa Ruginoasa . Credit: Martin Reiser (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The Apuseni National Park, in Romania, is a geoscientists paradise. This 187,000 acre Park in the Western Carpathians boasts caves, deep valleys and gorges, karst landscapes, rocky steep walls and underground watercourses. The sheer beauty of the landscape is captured in today’s Imaggeo on Mondays image featuring the Groapa Ruginoasa, a deep sandstone ravine. “Locality names of morphol ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Emerald Moss

Bulat Zubairov February 1, 2016

Emerald Moss. Credit: Bulat Zubairov (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The high peaks of the Tien Shan Range, one of the biggest and largest mountain ranges of Central Asia, conjure up images of snowcapped peaks, rugged terrains and inhospitable conditions. Yet, if you are prepared to look a little further, the foothills of these towering peaks are a safe haven for life. Bulat Zubairov, a researcher at Humboldt University, takes us on a journey of discovery to the Il ...[Read More]

EGU Photo Contest 2016

Laura Roberts-Artal January 27, 2016

A selection of the best photographs uploaded to imaggeo in 2015, as voted for by our Facebook followers.

If you are pre-registered for the 2016 General Assembly (Vienna, 17 – 22 April), you can take part in our annual photo competition! Winners receive a free registration to next year’s General Assembly! The seventh annual EGU photo competition opens on 1 February. Up until 1 March, every participant pre-registered for the General Assembly can submit up three original photos and one moving image on a ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: A hidden waterfall

Antonio Girona Garcia January 25, 2016

Sorrosal Waterfall . Credit: Antonio Girona (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

It’s fascinating how a relatively small outcrop, carved out by rivers and ancient ice, can reveal much about the geological history of an area. Today’s Imaggeo on Mondays post is one such example. Antonio Girona, a researcher at the University of Zaragoza, gives us a whirlwind tour of the geological history of the rocks revealed by the Sorrosal Waterfall, in Spain. The visit to the Sorrosal Waterf ...[Read More]