Climate science

GeoPolicy: Climate solutions at the center of focus this Earth Day

Chloe Hill April 22, 2022

The Earth in a bubble symmetry. Credit: Nadia Malaspina via Imaggeo

Earlier this month, Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change was published by the IPCC Working Group III as the third instalment of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6). It emphasises that “rapid and deep” greenhouse gas emission reductions are needed across all sectors to have any chance of keeping the world below 1.5°C of warming above pre-industrial levels. However, it also outline ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: After a long day in the field

Michael Lonardi September 27, 2021

After a long day in the field. Credit: Michael Lonardi (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Working on the sea ice can be quite exhausting. Scientists face cold temperatures and wind, constantly scanning for polar bears, while trying to squeeze valuable data out of frozen instruments. At the end of the day you might have not found what you wanted, but every single bit of information brought back truly helps in understanding our complex World. Over 12 months, 442 experts worked in ...[Read More]

Cyclone Idai disaster: European agencies foresee climate danger but poor countries stumble.

Ray Mwareya January 22, 2021

Summer on the Northern Hemisphere. Credit: Maximilian Reuter (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Cyclone Idai, which was labelled by the UN as possibly the worst climate calamity to ever hit the Southern Hemisphere, pounded Beira, Mozambique, in March 2019. The European Space Agency images revealed that a huge new inland ´lake´ measuring about 80 miles by 15 miles, an area the size of the European state of Luxembourg, had suddenly been created by the catastrophe. However, millions of residen ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: A marvellous sequoia in spring time

Hazel Gibson August 10, 2020

A marvellous sequoia in spring time and green leaves. Credit: Laura Sanchez (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Although more commonly associated with the west coast of the United States, if you visit Cabezón de la Sal in Spain you may come across a stand of giant redwood trees or Sequoia. Around 800 trees were brought to Spain in the 1940s, so are still very young, but even at their young age they are still around 40 meters high! Sequoia groves, as well as being awe-inspiring to look at, provide a uniquely ...[Read More]