Natural Hazards

Imaggeo on Mondays: Civita di Bagnoregio – the dying town

Elenora van Rijsingen November 11, 2019

Civita di Bagnoregio - The Dying Town. Credit: Elenora van Rijsingen (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

On top of a steep cliff standing out from the surrounding countryside, lies the small town of Civita di Bagnoregio, one of the most famous villages of Italy. It is often called the dying town, although more recently people have started to refer to it as fighting to live. What this little town is fighting against is the threat of erosion, as its walls are slowly crumbling down. Located in central I ...[Read More]

How extreme events impact Earth’s surface: reports from the 6th EGU Galileo conference

Maarten Lupker November 6, 2019

Researchers convene at the Bhote Kosi valley in Nepal for a week long EGU Galileo Conference on how rare and catastrophic events influence Earth system dynamics. (Credit: Kristen Cook)

Throughout the year, EGU hosts a number of meetings, workshops, and conferences for the geoscience community. While the EGU’s annual General Assembly brings more than 15,000 scientists together under one roof, the EGU Galileo Conferences allows a smaller number of scientists to discuss and debate issues at the forefront of their discipline. In this blog post, the organisers of the 6th Galileo Conf ...[Read More]

September GeoRoundUp: the best of the Earth sciences from around the web

Olivia Trani October 2, 2019

The retreating Pilatte Glacier located in the massif des Ecrins in the French Alps. A new IPCC report details how such cryospheric environments will fare in the future as our climate changes. Credit: Alexis Merlaud (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu).

Drawing inspiration from popular stories on our social media channels, major geoscience headlines, as well as unique and quirky research, this monthly column aims to bring you the latest Earth and planetary science news from around the web. Major stories Latest IPCC report puts the oceans and cryosphere in focus Last month the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) releas ...[Read More]

July GeoRoundUp: the best of the Earth sciences from around the web

Olivia Trani August 3, 2019

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, is photographed on the Moon by the Solar Wind Composition (SWC) experiment during the Apollo 11 mission. 20 July 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of the first human steps on the Moon. Credit: NASA

Drawing inspiration from popular stories on our social media channels, major geoscience headlines, as well as unique and quirky research, this monthly column aims to bring you the latest Earth and planetary science news from around the web. Major story The world soaks up the sun This summer our planet experienced the hottest June in recorded history, with the average global temperature reaching 16 ...[Read More]