Imaggeo on Mondays

Imaggeo on Mondays: what corals can tell us about past climate change

Laura Roberts-Artal September 12, 2016

Using Coral as a Proxy of Past Climate . Credit: Isaac Kerlow (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Reconstructing past climates is a tricky task at the best of times. It requires an ample data set and a good understanding of proxies. Add into the mix some underwater fieldwork and the challenge got a whole lot harder! In today’s Imaggeo on Monday’s post, Isaac Kerlow explains how information locked in corals can tell the story of past climates and how important it is, not only to carry out the r ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Get involved!

Laura Roberts-Artal September 5, 2016

Austria Center Vienna during EGU General Assembly 2016. Credit: Kai Boggild (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Today’s featured image is a throw back to our 2016 General Assembly! Did you enjoy this year’s 619 unique scientific sessions and 321 side events at conference? Did you know that EGU members and conference attendees can play an active role in shaping the scientific programme of the conference? It is super easy! You can suggest a session (with conveners and description), and/or modifica ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Living flows

Marc Girons Lopez August 29, 2016

Living Flows . Credit: Marc Girons Lopez (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

There are handful true wildernesses left on the planet. Only a few, far flung corners, of the globe remain truly remote and unspoilt. To explore and experience untouched landscapes you might find yourself making the journey to the dunes in Sossuvlei in Namibia, or to the salty plain of the Salar Uyuni in Bolivia. But it’s not necessary to travel so far to discover an area where humans have, so far ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: counting stars

Vytas Huth August 22, 2016

There is never enough time to count all the stars you want The straight ring . Credit: Vytas Huth (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This year’s imaggeo photo contest saw humdreds of great entries. Among the winning images was a stunning night-sky panorama by Vytas Huth. In today’s post, Vytas describes how he captured the image and how the remote location in Southern Germany is one of the few (in Europe) where it is still posssible to, clearly, image the Milk Way. I took the image in October 2015, usually the last ...[Read More]