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Natural Hazards

Education and Awareness as Pillars for a Disaster-Resilient Future – An Interview with Marina Morando, Programme Director at CIMA Research Foundation

October 14, 2024
Education and Awareness as Pillars for a Disaster-Resilient Future – An Interview with Marina Morando, Programme Director at CIMA Research Foundation

This year, the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, observed on October 13th, emphasises the crucial role of education in mitigating disaster risks. In this insightful interview, we have the pleasure of discussing this important topic with Engineer Marina Morando, Programme Director at the CIMA Research Foundation in Italy. She brings extensive research and operational …[Read More]

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Geodynamics

Between the Volcano and the Deep Blue Sea: Tales from Montserrat (Part 1)

, and October 9, 2024
Between the Volcano and the Deep Blue Sea: Tales from Montserrat (Part 1)

In 1995, the Caribbean Island of Montserrat was shaken by the beginning of one of the most significant volcanic eruptions in recent history: one that profoundly changed the natural, social and economical landscape of the country. Three decades later, Soufrière Hills Volcano and its legacy of destruction still shape the lives of Montserrat’s people. Join …[Read More]

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Geodynamics

What’s the role of hotspot and oceanic transform faults at ultraslow spreading ridge?

and October 4, 2024
What’s the role of hotspot and oceanic transform faults at ultraslow spreading ridge?

  Mid-ocean ridges (MOR) and hotspots are two types of magmatic activity occurring in the ocean. The MORs are typically associated with another tectonic feature—oceanic transform faults. While numerous studies have focused on the interactions within MORs, hotspots, and transform faults, there has been limited research on cases where a hotspot and a transform fault …[Read More]

GeoLog

GeoTalk: Adriano Sofo, soil chemist and microbiologist, National Geographic Explorer, and EGU Biodiversity Task Force member

October 4, 2024
GeoTalk: Adriano Sofo, soil chemist and microbiologist, National Geographic Explorer, and EGU Biodiversity Task Force member

Adriano, welcome to GeoTalk! As an Associate Professor of Agricultural Chemistry and Plant Biology, you work a lot on microbiology and chemistry related to soil management. Can you tell us a bit about how your work is relevant for society? Thank you, Chloe! It is a pleasure. My research in soil chemistry and microbiology directly …[Read More]

GeoLog

GeoTalk: meet Alba Brobia Ansoleaga, researcher improving data access for researchers and decision-makers!

October 2, 2024
Alba Brobia Ansoleaga

Hello Alba. Welcome to GeoTalk! Could you introduce yourself to our readers? Hello Simon, thank you for inviting me to this interview. I am a Geographer with an MSc in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. I work at the Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications (CREAF) …[Read More]

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Natural Hazards

Building Resilience: Insights and Preventive Measures from Kuala Lumpur’s Sinkhole event

October 1, 2024
Building Resilience: Insights and Preventive Measures from Kuala Lumpur’s Sinkhole event

On August 23, 2024, a tragic event unfolded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, when an 8-metre-deep sinkhole opened up on Jalan Masjid India, swallowing Vijayalakshmi Gali, a 48-year-old woman visiting from India [1]. The incident has raised serious concerns about public safety and the integrity of urban infrastructure. A sinkhole is a natural depression or hole …[Read More]

GeoLog

GeoRoundup: the highlights of EGU Journals published during September!

September 30, 2024
GeoRoundup: the highlights of EGU Journals published during September!

Each month we feature specific Divisions of EGU and during the monthly GeoRoundup we put the journals that publish science from those Divisions at the top of the Highlights section. For September, the divisions we are featuring are Geosciences Instrumentation and Data Systems (GI) and Atmospheric Sciences (AS). They are served by the journals: Annales Geophysicae …[Read More]