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Drinkable rocks!

April 22, 2015
Drinkable rocks!
Gypsum in the soil. Credit: Antonio Jordán via imaggeo.egu.eu.

When water is scarce, you’ve gotta save it, or come up with an ingenious way to get more. Some Spanish shrubs do just that, quenching their thirst with water from rocks. Sara Mynott explains where they source it… Often, in areas where water is sparse, plants use a suite of techniques to harness what limited resources are available in their environment, from hairs that trap moisture in the air to d ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Earthquake Lake

April 20, 2015
Imaggeo on Mondays: Earthquake Lake
Sarez lake, born from an earthquake. Credit: Alexander Osadchiev (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Despite its alluring turquoise waters and rugged mountain backdrop the story behind this beautiful lake is rather more troubling. In today’s Imaggeo on Mondays, the first post since our short break from the traditional format during the General Assembly, Alexander Osadchiev writes about the shaky origins of Sarez Lake. Lake Sarez is situated in Tajikistan, deep in the Pamir Mountains. In 1911 a lo ...[Read More]

Communicate Your Science Competition Winner Announced!

April 17, 2015

Congratulations to Zakaria Ghazoui, the winner of the first ever Communicate Your Science Video Competition 2015. Zakaria is a PhD student at the Institute des Sciences de le Terre (ISTerre) in France, and has been investigating Himalayan lakes using sediment cores. Here is his video, Inside Himalayan Lakes: Display "Inside Himalayan Lakes by Ghazoui Zakaria" from YouTube Click here to d ...[Read More]

Announcing the winners of the EGU Photo Contest 2015!

April 17, 2015
Announcing the winners of the EGU Photo Contest 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]