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Imaggeo On Monday: Micro and Nano composition

Imaggeo On Monday: Micro and Nano composition

This image shows benthic foraminifera species of Favulina hexagona (Williamson, 1848) together with nanofossils enclosed inside the shell hexagons. This modern foraminifera species was found in the sediment core retrieved from the western slope of the Rio Grande Rise (western South Atlantic).   Description by Liubov Kuleshova, after the description on imaggeo.egu.eu.   Imaggeo is the EGU ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Crete- Diplono Petris (Διπλόνο Πέτρις)

Imaggeo On Monday: Crete- Diplono Petris (Διπλόνο Πέτρις)

Diplono Petris near Agios Pavlos in the south of Crete island is one of Europe’s most impressive folded rock formations. The rock strata document an alternation of different limestone layers in the pindos top of the Cretan ceiling pile. These sediments, once deposited in a deeper ocean basin of the Pindos Ocean, were deformed in the course of Alpine fold tectonics, triggered by the Northern ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Reflections in floodwater

Imaggeo On Monday: Reflections in floodwater

This picture shows several trees and the sky reflecting in floodwater during an event that occured in February 2019 in front of the famous Postojna cave (Slovenia). In Slovenian karst areas, floods are considered as a very common natural phenomenon that can occur several times per year. While most of them are not harmful for local people, the most severe events cause considerable damages and might ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Tragédia em Petropolis (Brazil)

Imaggeo On Monday: Tragédia em Petropolis (Brazil)

A series of deadly landslides and debris flows occurred in March 2013 in Petropolis, a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. This photo has been shot a little more than a month later. It highlights the important “supporting role” played by sewer pipes in this disaster. Description by Michele Calvello, after the description on imaggeo.egu.eu.   Imaggeo is the EGU’s ...[Read More]