EGU Blogs

Tectonics and Structural Geology

Exploring Earth’s interior with analogue models: The case of slow earthquakes

Yuto Sasaki April 2, 2026

Analogue experimental setup of spherical hydrogel suspension.

Have you ever heard of “analogue modelling”? In solid Earth science, directly observing the Earth’s interior is challenging, and the analogue modelling approach often overcomes this limitation by using alternative systems analogous to natural phenomena. By identifying fundamental mechanisms in these tractable systems, we can apply physical scaling laws to understand processes deep within the …[Read More]

GeoLog

Making a plan: using your EGU26 personal programme

Hazel Gibson April 1, 2026

The EGU26 Programme is online and hopefully by now you have found your abstract or session, so what do you do next?! This year’s scientific programme of the General Assembly features a wide range of options, including the Keynote sessions; Medal and Award Lectures (MAL), Great Debates (GDB), Union Symposia (US), and the Union-wide sessions; Short …[Read More]

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Geomorphology

Unveiling Volcanic Slopes: Exploring Landslide Hazards in Santorini Island, Greece

Stratis Karantanellis April 1, 2026

by Stratis (Efstratios) Karantanellis, Professor, Geohazards and Remote Sensing Lab, Department of Geological Sciences at California State University, Fullerton. Email: ekarantanellis@fullerton.edu, website: https://sites.google.com/view/stratiskarantanellis Santorini is one of those places that doesn’t quite feel real at first glance. White houses stacked on cliffs, blue domes, the Aegean stretching out in every direction. But once you step …[Read More]

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Geodynamics

The sassy scientist: we regret to inform you

The Sassy Scientist April 1, 2026

With the winds of change brought by a new season, I’m back to help my readers to get out from dispair. This time a reader ask: Dear Sassy scientist, How do I deal with rejection during a job hunt? Dear Sarah, I hear you writing from the edge of despair. Let’s be honest: you’ve chosen …[Read More]

GeoLog

‘GeoVision’ at EGU26: join us for a night of music and science!

Christina Orieschnig March 31, 2026

Vienna – the city of music! Of Mozart and Mahler, Beethoven and Brahms – and of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest! In this spirit, we invite you to a music-filled evening to wrap up EGU26 and let your hair down. An evening where geoscience meets music and art, and where we celebrate the creativity, diversity, …[Read More]

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Atmospheric Sciences

CLOUDLAB: Cloud research in a natural laboratory

Anna Trosits and Sebastian Käser March 31, 2026

It’s murky grey, windy, and freezing when we head out into the countryside of the Swiss pre-Alps. We are looking for low hanging clouds to serve as our natural laboratory. Wintertime low stratus clouds can cover Switzerland for days. This type of cloud is stable with temperatures below 0 ºC and it contains plenty of …[Read More]

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Seismology

Art, science, and seismic memory

EGU Seismology ECS Team March 30, 2026

The contribution from Sergio León-Ríos, Associate Researcher at the Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC) at the University of Chile, where he does seismology research. Introduction Earthquakes and tsunamis are not only purely scientific geophysical phenomena. They are also deeply embedded in social memory, cultural narratives, and everyday life – especially in countries like Chile, where …[Read More]

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Solar-Terrestrial Sciences

Don’t Miss the EGU-ST Early-Career Scientist Events during EGU26!

Ezgi Gülay March 30, 2026

As the EGU General Assembly (GA) 2026 approaches, the Solar-Terrestrial (ST) Division Early-Career Scientist (ECS) team is organizing various events to give researchers a platform to network with their peers, and strengthen our community! What is ECS? Students (BSc, MSc), PhD candidates and researchers who obtained their highest academic degree in the last seven years …[Read More]

GeoLog

EGU26’s Code of Conduct: standards of behaviour for all our participants

Hazel Gibson March 30, 2026

Are you ready?! EGU26, Europe’s biggest meeting for Earth, planetary and space science research, is now just over a month away! But even sooner than that you only have two days left to grab your Early Bird rates for registration. If you have already booked your registration you will probably have noticed that by purchasing …[Read More]

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Geodesy

Geodesists on Tour: Circumnavigating Greenland by Helicopter

Christian Solgaard and Rebekka Steffen March 30, 2026

Greenland, the world’s largest island, has one of the most challenging environments for geodetic measurements. Maintaining GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) stations here isn’t just about precision – it’s about ensuring data continuity in an area that’s constantly moving. This is the behind-the-scenes story of a 15,000 km journey around Greenland: five weeks of …[Read More]