2022 was an exciting GeoPolicy year with many new science for policy projects and opportunities beginning and others being restored after a 2020/2021 pause due to COVID19. In 2023, we hope to build on EGU’s current initiatives and bring you yet more opportunities to engage and get involved in European policy! This blog post will kick-off the New Year by outlining a few of the key science for polic ...[Read More]
A touch of space weather! An EGU funded outreach project for blind and visually impaired students
We can all probably agree that the Northern Lights are one of the world’s most spectacular natural displays. But how do we share this beauty with children who are blind? How do we explain the processes behind the aurora creation to the visually impaired when all the illustrations of Earth’s magnetosphere are in 2D? The Northern Lights are just one of the consequences of ‘space weather’. Space weat ...[Read More]
Imaggeo On Monday: Aurora show on the road
![Imaggeo On Monday: Aurora show on the road](https://blogs.egu.eu/geolog/files/2023/01/imaggeo-mon-2-jan-700x400.jpg)
In Sweden a beautiful Northern Lights show proceeds unnoticed by the busy drivers passing by. The Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis are spectacular lights created as a result of disturbances in the Earth’s magnetosphere caused by solar winds. They are visible at both polar regions and or often seen as veils or lines of greenish-blue light. Photo by Junbin Zhao shared on imaggeo.egu.eu. &nbs ...[Read More]
EGU’s Life-Work Balance Group shares their New Year’s resolutions
![EGU’s Life-Work Balance Group shares their New Year’s resolutions](https://blogs.egu.eu/geolog/files/2022/12/tim-mossholder-I-_7kNyN-JE-unsplash-700x400.jpg)
With 2023 just around the corner, we asked EGU’s Life-Work Balance Group members what their New Year’s resolutions are, and we want to share them with you! ‘I live in the Arctic, where we don’t get much sunlight and the brightest part of the day I usually spend in my (windowless) office. I will make a better attempt to go outside for a quick walk, or to get some fresh air during the d ...[Read More]