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GeoPolicy: How to communicate science to policy officials – tips and tricks from the experts

May 4, 2016
GeoPolicy: How to communicate science to policy officials – tips and tricks from the experts
EGU Flags at EGU General Assembly 2016. Credit: EGU / Kai Boggild (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The EGU General Assembly was bigger than ever this year. Over 16,500 people attended more than 500 sessions. Although many sessions featured policy-relevant science, the short course entitled ‘Working at the science policy interface‘ focused purely on the role of scientists within the policy landscape. For those of you that couldn’t attend, this month’s GeoPolicy post takes a clo ...[Read More]

Geosciences Column: The quest for life on Mars

February 20, 2015
Geosciences Column: The quest for life on Mars
Jarosite deposits on Mars. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

Understanding where we come from and whether Earth is the only habitable planet in the Solar System has been a long standing conundrum in science. Partly because it is our nearest neighbour, partly because of its past and current similarities with our own home, Mars, the red planet, is a likely contender in the quest for extra-terrestrial life. In this guest blog post, James Lewis, a PhD student a ...[Read More]

Geosciences Column: Is it possible to quantify the effect of natural emissions on climate?

November 14, 2014
Geosciences Column: Is it possible to quantify the effect of natural emissions on climate?
Aerosols over hurricane Irene, (Credit: Nir Benmoshe, via imaggeo.egu.eu).

The air we breathe is full of tiny particles that can have a big impact on our climate. Industrial activities have greatly increased the number of these particles, cooling the climate and potentially offsetting some of the warming due to greenhouse gases. In this post Kirsty Pringle introduces new research that suggests that it might not be possible to quantify the effect of industrial emissions o ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Soil and water conservation in the Dogon Plateau, Mali

June 10, 2014

Velio Coviello, a scientist from the Research Institute for Hydrogeological Protection, Italy, and one of the winners of the EGU 2014 Photo Contest, brings us this week’s Imaggeo on Mondays. He sheds light on his winning image and the problems associated with conserving soils and water in Western Africa…  This picture was taken on Mali’s Dogon plateau during the dry season, in the course of a late ...[Read More]