GeoLog

Announcing the winners of the EGU Photo Contest 2015!

Laura Roberts-Artal April 17, 2015

Badlands national park, South Dakota, USA. Credit: Iain Willis (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The selection committee received over 200 photos for this year’s EGU Photo Contest, covering fields across the geosciences. Participants have been voting for their favourites throughout the week and there are three clear winners. Congratulations to – 2015’s fantastic photographers! On the occasion of the International Year of Soils, the judges also awarded an honourable mention to the bes ...[Read More]

At the Assembly: Friday highlights

Laura Roberts-Artal April 17, 2015

The conference is coming to a close and there’s still an abundance of great sessions to attend! Here’s our guide to getting the most out of the conference on its final day. Boost this information with features from EGU Today, the daily newsletter of the General Assembly – pick up a paper copy at the ACV entrance or download it here. Be sure to attend today’s Jean Dominique Cassini Medal Lecture by ...[Read More]

In Vienna for the weekend? Here’s a taste of what’s on offer…

Laura Roberts-Artal April 16, 2015

Vienna skyline. (Credit: Mimikama, distributed via Pixabay)

The General Assembly is coming to an end, with only one full day left to go. Many of the participants will make their way home over the weekend, but if you’ve chosen to stay on for a little longer, then this list of cultural activities and things to do in Vienna might just be the ticket! Electric Spring Festival 2015 A fantastic, free, open-air music festival is taking place in Vienna’s Muse ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: Explosive testing with Greg Valentine

Laura Roberts-Artal April 16, 2015

The Eastern Ukinrek Maar, Alaska. Credit: R. Russell, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, USGS.

Following his session at the EGU General Assembly, Greg Valentine (Buffalo University) spoke to Sara Mynott about how he creates model volcanoes, specifically maar-diatremes, and blows them up to better understand what goes on in an eruption… So what is a maar-diatreme? A diatreme is a vent-like structure, mostly made up of broken up bedrock and magma. Initially, you have a dyke that channels magm ...[Read More]