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Imaggeo On Monday: S-C mylonite in the Calamita Schists (Island of Elba, Italy)

Samuele Papeschi November 28, 2022

S-C mylonite in the Calamita Schists (Island of Elba, Italy). Credit: Samuele Papeschi (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

S-C mylonites developed in andalusite-cordierite micaschist (Calamita Schists) in the contact aureole of the Porto Azzurro pluton. The white layers are made of quartz, while the brown layers consist predominantly of white mica and biotite. Top-to-left (East) sense of shear. Read more: Papeschi et al (2017). Heterogeneous brittle-ductile deformation at shallow crustal levels under high thermal cond ...[Read More]

Sustainable Energy Geoscientist reflects on UN’s COP27

Gillian D'Souza November 22, 2022

Munira Raji at the Just Transition Pavillion, COP27

This year, from 6 to 20 November, the United Nation’s COP27 took place in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. The conference hosted several high-level and side events, key negotiations and press conferences, attended by more than 100 Heads of State and Governments and over 35,000 participants who deliberated climate action strategies around the world. I had the chance to speak with Dr Munira Raji about her ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Computing for a blank globe

Grace Shephard November 21, 2022

Computing for a blank globe. Credit: Grace Shephard (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

A tribute to the computational geosciences. A mix of computer infrastructure, a modern workstation, and a simple globe with coastlines. Found this scene at the back of room at Miraikan – the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo, Japan. The computers, screens, and globe are behind a plexi-glass and while not intended as part of an exhibition it almost becomes an art-mee ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: A new step to build robust science-for-policy ecosystems in Europe

Chloe Hill November 18, 2022

On 25 October, The European Commission published a Staff Working Document that aims to help Member States build capacity to use scientific knowledge more effectively in their policymaking processes. This month’s GeoPolicy Blog post provides a summary of the Staff Working Document that outlines key science for policy challenges and the EU instruments, resources and policy frameworks that can help M ...[Read More]