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GeoPolicy: Top 10 science for policy resources recommended by the EGU’s Science for Policy Working Group

Chloe Hill September 28, 2022

The Science for Policy Help Desk at EGU22. Credit: Chloe Hill

EGU’s Science for Policy Working Group aims to promote greater collaboration between the geoscientific community and policymakers, highlight policy-relevant outputs from EGU scientists, and support evidence-based policy. Not only does the Working Group support EGU’s policy activities but it also provides individual members with relevant information and opportunities through the EGUR ...[Read More]

How a Spanish newspaper experiment is improving public understanding of climate change

Gillian D'Souza August 5, 2022

Credit: Christopher Furlong via Getty Images

Climate change is not a new phenomenon. Nor is global warming. So why do researchers report a poor public understanding of this subject around the world? According to a recently published study, 70% of the people surveyed said they were concerned about rising global temperatures but had little knowledge about the climate crisis. When asked how much they knew about the origin and effects of global ...[Read More]

Spring, Summer, Winter…Haze?

Hazel Gibson July 15, 2022

Image credit: Firdaus Latif

Around the world, societies have many different ways to define the seasons, but for most people a season is identified by a set of culturally specified events, such as the arrival of migratory birds, certain anticipated weather patterns, or a range of expected temperatures. Over recent years many studies have examined the various ways that anthropogenic climate change has affected the way that our ...[Read More]

The ancient art and science of mining: a look back at the 1500s

Gillian D'Souza July 1, 2022

Credit: Luca Tinagli (from imaggeo.egu.eu)

Sean Daly is a (now retired) Canadian mining geologist with 40+ years of experience, who has dedicated his career to understanding the close relationship between mining, geology and society. His recent book “From the Erzgebirge to Potosi: A History of Geology and Mining Since the 1500’s” traces the history of mining and geology from the 1500’s including the Renaissance, the Industrial ...[Read More]