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Imaggeo on Mondays: Mirror Image

April 6, 2015
Imaggeo on Mondays: Mirror Image
Water reflection in Svalbard. Credit: Fabien Darrouzet (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This week’s Imaggeo on Mondays image is brought to you by Fabien Darrouzet, who visited the icy landscapes of Svalbard back in 2012. Whilst the aim of his trip was not to better understand the geology of the landscapes, his eyes were very much focused on goings on up, up in the sky, it didn’t stop him taking this still of the snow covered peaks. This picture was taken in Svalbard (78° lat.) in Jun ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Drumlins Clew Bay

March 30, 2015
Imaggeo on Mondays: Drumlins Clew Bay
Drumlins Clew Bay Credit: Pete Coxon (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

During ice ages landscapes are sculpted by the power of advancing glaciers. From rock scratches, to changing mountains and the formation of corries, cirques and aretes, through to the formation of valleys and fjords, the effects of past glaciations are evident across the northern hemisphere landscape. Perhaps not so familiar, drumlin fields are also vestiges of the erosive power of ancient ice she ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: High altitude glacier monitoring

February 9, 2015

What a place to work: Spectacular views from the top of the rugged and icy peaks of Tien Shan mountain range. The desire to better understanding global climate change took Leo Sold to this remote area of Central Asia. The frozen slopes of ice and snow in today’s Imaggeo on Mondays photograph hold some of the keys to understanding how the glaciers in this remote region are being affected by a warmi ...[Read More]

GeoCinema Online: Our changing Climate

September 3, 2014

Welcome to the third instalment of Geocinema! The focus this week is on climate change and how it impacts on local communities. Sit back, relax and make sure you’ve got a big bucket of popcorn on the go, as this post features a selection of short documentaries as well as trailers of feature length films. Documenting the effects of the warming conditions on the surface of our planet is the primary ...[Read More]