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Imaggeo on Mondays: A rock and a hard place

Rocks within the Earth are constantly being subjected to forces that bend, twist, and fracture them, causing them to change shape and size. This process is known as deformation. Polyphase deformation occurs over time when rocks are affected, or stressed, by more than one phase of deformation. Geomorphologist Amirhossein Mojtahedzadeh captured this stunning scene whilst …[Read More]

Monday at the 2012 General Assembly

Welcome to the 2012 General Assembly! This is the first full day of sessions, including many of interest to all Union members. Be sure to complement this information with EGU Today, the daily newsletter of the General Assembly, available both in paper and for download here. Of particular importance today is the Union’s Plenary Meeting …[Read More]

Geosciences Information for Teachers (GIFT) at the 2012 General Assembly

The EGU’s Geosciences Information for Teachers (GIFT) programme offers teachers the opportunity to hone their skills in EGU related subject areas. As one of GIFT’s most important activities, the General Assembly Workshop is organised annually and combines presentations on current research by leading scientists with hands-on activities presented by educators to roughly one hundred invited teachers. …[Read More]

New at the 2012 General Assembly

This year’s General Assembly is full of exciting new features, which we have summarised for you below. Keep checking GeoLog regularly for more information on next week’s meeting, including some of the items below. Free EGU2012 App for iPhones and Android smartphones. Please visit http://app.egu2012.eu on your device to be directed to the proper app version …[Read More]

GeoCinema at the 2012 General Assembly

The hugely popular GeoCinema returns to this year’s General Assembly! Featuring 26 films ranging in content from documentaries to full-length movies, this event runs almost continuously in the GeoCinema Room on the Yellow Level from 10:30-18:45 every day of the Assembly. A full list of films and a schedule can be found on the Assembly’s …[Read More]

EGU 2012 General Assembly: Webstreaming

If you cannot make it to Vienna this year, you can still watch Union Medal Lectures (ML0–ML3), the two Great Debates,  and all press conferences at the 2012 General Assembly live on the conference website. To watch a session, simply click on the link that appears next to its entry on the full webstreaming schedule available here. Videos will …[Read More]

Photo exhibit at the 2012 General Assembly: Japan before and after the tsunami

This year’s General Assembly features a special photo exhibition documenting the devastation left behind by last year’s earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Japan. “A Catfish Sleeps – Tohoku, photographs in Japan 2009-2011: before and after the Great East Japan Earthquake” shows how, in only a few days, entire communities and landscapes were swept …[Read More]