GeoLog

Geoscientist meet-up before the Vienna City Marathon

Olivia Trani April 2, 2019

Runners of the 2015 Vienna City Marathon in the area Reichsbrücke. (© Bwag / Wikimedia)

The EGU General Assembly, officially starting on Sunday 7 April, will bring together around 14,000 attendees to Vienna, but it won’t be the biggest meet-up in the city that day. This year, not only are we expecting Earth, space and planetary scientists to descend on the city for EGU 2019, but also more than 40,000 people will participate in the Vienna City Marathon on Sunday morning. Are you a Gen ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Double strombolian explosions at Mt. Yasur volcano

Jean-Guillaume Feignon April 1, 2019

Double strombolian explosions at Mt. Yasur volcano, Vanuatu (2011). Credit: Jean-Guillaume Feignon (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The Yasur volcano located in Vanuatu archipelago is permanently active since its discovery in 1774 by Cpt. James Cook. Its activity consists mainly in moderate regular strombolian explosions within the crater. But sometimes, more powerful explosions throw ash and bombs beyond the crater rim and may represent a hazard for tourists and people living next to the volcano. Otherwise, the Mt Yasur displ ...[Read More]

Public engagement events at the EGU General Assembly

Bárbara Ferreira, Giuliana Panieri, Mathew Stiller-Reeve, and Olivia Trani March 29, 2019

Climate scientist Stefan Rahmstorf presenting at the the inaugural EGU Public Lecture in 2018. Credit: Hischam Momen / Natural History Museum of Vienna

Thousands of scientists gather in Vienna every year to network and to present and discuss their research at the Austria Center Vienna (ACV). Aside from a packed and diverse programme for scientists at the meeting, the EGU also organises events aimed at the local Viennese public, as well as a few public engagement events and sessions for scientists at the ACV. Night at the museum: EGU Public Lectur ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: Science for Policy at the 2019 General Assembly!

Chloe Hill March 29, 2019

Elections of a President. Credit: the European Parliament. (Distributed via Flickr).

The EGU General Assembly is the largest geoscience meeting in Europe. Not only does it have a diverse array of sessions that you can attend within your own area of expertise but there are also thousands of sessions that will be outside of your research field, as well as sessions on topics that can be applied to a wide range of scientific divisions, jobs and industries – such as science for p ...[Read More]