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GeoPolicy: What was decided from the Paris COP21?

December 16, 2015
GeoPolicy: What was decided from the Paris COP21?
#1heart1tree. Credit: Yann Caradec (distributed via flickr.com)

Last week saw the world’s leaders come together in Paris for the 21st ‘Conference of the Parties’ (aka COP21) to discuss climate change. The 12 day meeting saw over 50,000 participants (half of which from Government organisations) come to reach an agreement on limiting greenhouse gas (GHG) production. Background Manmade climate change, resulting from the increased production of GHG into the atmosp ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Science in action – how will climate change affect Central Europe?

November 23, 2015
Imaggeo on Mondays: Science in action – how will climate change affect Central Europe?
Sience in progress no. 3 . Credit: André Künzelmann (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The effects of a warming climate are expected to be far reaching. Sea-level rise, and how it will affect costal settlements make regular headlines, and not without reason. However, climate change may have other less obvious but equally dangerous impacts; for example, take a look at this recent piece highlighting the increased risk of storms and droughts in mainland Europe. The area of Saxony-Anhal ...[Read More]

Geoscience hot topics – Part I: The Earth’s past and its origin

November 18, 2015
Geoscience hot topics – Part I: The Earth’s past and its origin
Basalt . Credit: Dorothea Eue (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

What are the most interesting, cutting-edge and compelling research topics within the scientific areas represented in the EGU divisions? Ground-breaking and innovative research features yearly at our annual General Assembly, but what are the overarching ideas and big research questions that still remain unanswered? We spoke to some of our division presidents and canvased their thoughts on what the ...[Read More]

Crusing the Mediterranean: a first-hand account of a month at sea – Part 3

November 4, 2015
Crusing the Mediterranean: a first-hand account of a month at sea – Part 3
R/V Minerva Uno during the port-call at Mahon (Menorca)

This is the final instalment of the adventures of Simona Aracri, a PhD student at University of Southampton, and her colleagues, who spent a month aboard a research vessel, cruising the Mediterranean Sea. Simona and the team of scientists aboard the boat documented their experiences via a blog and we’ve been sharing some highlights over the past few weeks. As we wave goodbye to the research ...[Read More]