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A first-timer’s guide to the 2019 General Assembly

Olivia Trani November 15, 2018

Planning your first trip to the General Assembly can be overwhelming - let us help! Credit: Credit: EGU/Pfluegl

Will this be your first time at an EGU General Assembly? With more than 15,000 participants in a massive venue, the conference can be a confusing and, at times, overwhelming place. To help you find your way, we have compiled an introductory handbook filled with history, presentation pointers, travel tips and a few facts about Vienna and its surroundings. Download your copy of the EGU General Assem ...[Read More]

A better framework for disasters

Robert Emberson November 13, 2018

The 2018 Carr Fire that burned 229,651 acres in California. It's currently listed as the seventh-largest wildfire recorded in the state's modern history. (Photo: Bureau of Land Management California via Bureau of Land Management California)

The end of the Northern hemisphere summer tends to be a good time to regroup from natural hazards, as the frequency and intensity of storms, as well as the incidence of wildfires, tends to trail off. At the time of writing, however, Hurricane Willa had just crashed into Mexico, while Typhoon Yutu has just hit the Northern Mariana Islands so hard that any equipment designed to record wind-speed had ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Hole in a hole in a hole…

Olivia Trani October 29, 2018

Hole in a hole in a hole.. Credit: Djamil Al-Halbouni (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This photo, captured by drone about 80 metres above the ground, shows a nested sinkhole system in the Dead Sea. Such systems typically take form in karst areas, landscapes where soluble rock, such as limestone, dolomite or gypsum, are sculpted and perforated by dissolution and erosion. Over time, these deteriorating processes can cause the surface to crack and collapse. The olive-green hued sinkho ...[Read More]

Join us at the EGU 2019 General Assembly: Call for abstracts is now open!

Olivia Trani October 24, 2018

You've got until 10 January 2019 to submit your abstract for #EGU19. Credit: Pfluegl/EGU

From now, up until 10 January 2019, you can submit your abstract for the upcoming EGU General Assembly (EGU 2019). In addition to established scientists, PhD students and other early career researchers are welcome to submit abstracts to present their research at the conference. Further, the EGU encourages undergraduate and master students to submit abstracts on their dissertations or final-year pr ...[Read More]