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GeoTalk: Inaugural Katia and Maurice Krafft Award winner, Rhian Meara talks about the EGU award nominations.

May 29, 2020
GeoTalk: Inaugural Katia and Maurice Krafft Award winner, Rhian Meara talks about the EGU award nominations.
Photo courtesy of Rhian Meara.

Hi Rhian, thanks for talking with us today about the EGU’s Award nominations, please start by introducing yourself! I’m a physical geography and geology lecturer at Swansea University, with a particular focus on teaching through the medium of Welsh. I have been awarded the Katia and Maurice Krafft Award for my work on the British Sign Language Glossary Project, with colleagues from the ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Moonrise at Kata Tjuta

May 25, 2020
Imaggeo on Mondays: Moonrise at Kata Tjuta
Moonrise at Kata Tjuta. Credit: John Clemens (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This is a high-dynamic-range (HDR) photograph of moonrise over the hills of Kata Tjuta in central Australia. The HDR technique allows details to be seen in the deep shadows and well as in the brighter parts of the image. Kata Tjuta (formerly known as The Olgas) means ‘many heads’ in the Pitjantjatjara language, spoken by the local Anangu people. The location is approximately 360 km SW of the ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Loowit – the lady of fire.

May 18, 2020
Imaggeo on Mondays: Loowit – the lady of fire.
Loowit - the lady of fire. Credit: Hazel Gibson (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the explosive eruption of volcano Mount St Helens, in western Washington State in the USA. So we wanted to feature this iconic volcano in this week, in our weekly feature, Imaggeo On Mondays. If you would like your imaggeo image featured in our blog, please contact the EGU Communications Officer.   Mt St Helens, in Washington State USA, is possibly one of t ...[Read More]