Commercial airlines know jet streams well. Planes often hitch a ride on these strong, high-altitude atmospheric winds, which blow from west to east, to fly faster, and they are the reason why long-haul easterly flights (such as those between the US and Europe) are quicker than the corresponding westerly journeys. Scientists are also familiar with these fierce and persistent winds, which occur at a ...[Read More]
GeoLog is our new blog
This week, the European Geosciences Union is re-launching its blog with a new name, web address and design. Welcome to GeoLog! As with our official twitter account (first @egu2010, recently changed from @egu2011 to @EuroGeosciences), the previous blogs, egu2010.wordpress.com and egu2011.wordpress.com, were initially created in association with the annual EGU General Assembly. Posts, mostly about t ...[Read More]
Imaggeo on Mondays: Fog over Forest
Fog over Forest. Image by Konstantinos Kourtidis, distributed by EGU under a Creative Commons License. Fog sweeps over a pine forest in the early morning hours. The image was taken on a winter morning in February 2008. The photo was taken from the window of the photographer’s house in Xanthi, Greece. The fog is of the type of upslope fog or hill fog, which forms when winds blow air up a slop ...[Read More]
Election deadline approaching: 1st December
Members of the European Geosciences Union are reminded that voting for the positions of President and General Secretary closes on 1 December 2011. Members will have received an email from the Executive Secretary on the 3 November with details and a unique, one time only voting token. All members of the EGU are encouraged to use their voting rights, which ensures continuation of the well-establishe ...[Read More]