GeoLog

Imaggeo On Monday: Arctic Winter Sun in Tromsø

Maria Scheel December 12, 2022

Arctic Winter Sun in Tromsø. Credit: Maria Cheel (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

During parts of the dark Arctic winter, the sun only as much as touches the horizons, melting sunrise into sunset in a dramatic flash of red light. Photo by Maria Scheel, description from imaggeo.egu.eu. Imaggeo is the EGU’s online open access geosciences image repository. All geoscientists (and others) can submit their photographs and videos to this repository and, since it is open access, ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: 5 ways for scientists to take the lead on evidence-informed policymaking

Chloe Hill December 9, 2022

‘Supporting the EU’s Biodiversity Targets by Bridging the Science-Policy Divide’ hosted inside the European Parliament. Image credit: Simon Clark

On 15 November 2022, the EGU and the European Parliament Intergroup on ‘Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development’ jointly coordinated an event, ‘Supporting the EU’s Biodiversity Targets by Bridging the Science-Policy Divide’. The event highlighted how science could be used to support the ambitious targets outlined in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and proposed EU Nature Rest ...[Read More]

Are you ready to vote for your favourite Division blog of 2022?

Gillian D'Souza December 9, 2022

It’s that time of the year again! With the holiday season around the corner, many of us tend to reflect on the year gone by, with its ups and downs, and lessons and learnings. At EGU, reflection is a year-long process, but we like to end our year on a note of appreciation: for yet another year of impressive blog posts submitted and published across the EGU’s official blog, GeoLog, and our di ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Scale model of Doñana marshes

Antonio Jordán December 5, 2022

Scale model of Doñana marshes. Credit: Antonio Jordán (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

First, in English: Bottom of a dry lagoon in the Cañada de Los Pájaros (Birds Dale) in the surroundings of the Doñana National Park (Huelva, SW Spain). After an exceptionally long, hot, and dry summer, the area’s lagoon system has dried up. The bottom, clayey and silty, contracts to form a network of columnar aggregates separated by small valleys (cracks). The resulting appearance is that of ...[Read More]