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Imaggeo On Monday: Salt marsh in El Rocío (Huelva, SW Spain)

Antonio Jordán February 7, 2022

Salt marsh in El Rocío (Huelva, SW Spain). Credit: Antonio Jordán (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The coast line of Huelva is furrowed by wetlands and sprinkled with salt flats. These areas are a sanctuary for wildlife and are visited by migrating birds travelling between Europe and Africa. In these wetlands grow the salt cedar, the Phoenician juniper, the mastic tree, the Montpellier cistus, the rockrose, the kermes oak, rosemary, cordgrass, reeds and bulrushes. The picture shows part of the ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: Don’t Look Up – could better science advice have saved the planet?

Chloe Hill February 4, 2022

Don't Look Up. Official film image. Credit: imbd

Note: Spoilers Ahead! If you haven’t already seen it, go and watch Don’t Look Up – and then come back to this blog to find out what the scientists in the film could have done to better connect and communicate with the policymakers involved! Don’t Look Up gives us a terrifying example of what could happen when policymakers ignore the science. The film tells the story of two astronomers, PhD candida ...[Read More]

Feeling stressed lately? The EGU ECS Working Group ‘Work-Life-Balance’ can help!

ECS group: Work-Life Balance February 3, 2022

Photo by JESHOOTS.COM on Unsplash

The feeling of being ‘a little out of balance’ is probably something we all encounter at some point in our lives. Stress is on the rise, with the constant pressure to ‘do something special and meaningful.’ Coping with this situation can be challenging and there is no magic recipe that fits for all. The good news is we have uncovered a few ingredients you can choose from to ...[Read More]

EGU Photo Competition 2022: Now open for submissions!

Chloe Hill February 2, 2022

2021 EGU Photo Competition Winner, The dunes of Khongoryn Els. Credit: Martin Mergili

If you are registered for the 2022 General Assembly EGU22 (23 – 27 May), you can take part in our annual photo competition. Winners receive free registration to next year’s General Assembly! It’s that time of year again! Yes, yesterday on the 1 February, the twelfth annual EGU photo competition opened for submissions!! Until 14 April, every participant registered for the General Assembly can ...[Read More]