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Connecting the dots: the importance of recognising multi-hazard events in disaster reporting

Connecting the dots: the importance of recognising multi-hazard events in disaster reporting

In the past year, the world has witnessed many severe disasters caused by multiple hazards whose impacts overlapped in time and space. February this year, two severe earthquakes hit Syria and Turkey shortly after each other, followed by two more powerful earthquakes and over a hundred aftershocks in subsequent weeks [1,2]. The disaster caused over …[Read More]

What you can do to ensure a safe and inclusive EGU23!

What you can do to ensure a safe and inclusive EGU23!

It is true that academic gatherings like scientific conferences can offer great opportunities for career advancement, such as building stronger networks, highlighting your research, and finding new opportunities for collaboration. Unfortunately, many conferences are not equally inclusive to all (see the image below) and can pose as unsafe environments for presenters and participants. With EGU23 …[Read More]

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LANDSCAPE LIVE Seminar Upcoming Talks

LANDSCAPE LIVE Seminar Upcoming Talks

Spring and the new Landscape Live weekly online seminar series are just starting. It is freely accessible to the international scientific community covering a wide range of geomorphological topics. The weekly meeting is on Thursday at 4 pm (CET/CEST). Over the last few years, Landscape Live became a key pillar for the virtual activist of …[Read More]

How to make your EGU23 presentation accessible to all

EGU23 image of two rock formations forming a gateway to the river plains beyond, with the EGU logo and the EGU23 title "how to make your EGU23 presentation accessible to all" with the two EGU hashtags #EGU23 and #vEGU23 in blue font.

Most people spend their time and effort making their presentation engaging and impactful, but what about accessibility? An accessible presentation takes into account the diverse backgrounds and abilities of the audience, to enable better understanding and recall of the content shared. This is also true for the way we share scientific research: presenters would do …[Read More]

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The first observational evidence for a volcanically active Venus

The first observational evidence for a volcanically active Venus

Our neighbouring planet Venus is gaining popularity in the terrestrial planetary sciences, especially since the selection of three new Venus missions by NASA and ESA in 2021. Now, for the first time ever, scientists have directly observed surface changes that indicate active volcanism on Venus. This discovery was made with data from NASA’s 30-year-old Magellan …[Read More]

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World Water Day 2023

World Water Day 2023

Today is the World Water Day, held every year on 22 March since 1993 to celebrate water and to raise awareness of the lack of access to safe water for a large part of the world population. It is also the start of the UN 2023 WATER CONFERENCE (22-24 March), “a once-in-a-generation opportunity to unite …[Read More]