EGU Blogs

Tectonics and Structural Geology

TS Must-Read – Peron-Pinvidic et al. (2013) Structural comparison of archetypal Atlantic rifted margins: A review of observations and concepts

The Must-read team August 2, 2024

Rifted margins are regions at the transition from oceanic to continental crust, formed by the stretching and thinning of the Earth’s lithosphere before the creation of new ocean basins. The study focused on three key transects across Atlantic rifted margins. In their 2013 article in Marine and Petroleum Geology, Peron-Pinvidic et al. present a comparative …[Read More]

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Hydrological Sciences

Meet Division President Alberto Viglione

Christina Orieschnig August 1, 2024

Alberto Viglione, is the President of the Hydrological Sciences Division of the European Geosciences Union. He is an Associate Professor in Hydrology at Politecnico di Torino. As Division President, it is his job to represent hydrologists within the EGU, and to manage the administration of the division, especially arranging the programme at the General Assembly. …[Read More]

GeoLog

GeoRoundup: the highlights of EGU Journals published during July!

Hazel Gibson July 31, 2024

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 July, the divisions we are featuring are Biogeosciences (BG) and Hydrological Sciences (HS). They are served by the journals: Biogeosciences (BG), Geoscientific Model Development (GMD), Hydrology …[Read More]

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Cryospheric Sciences

Dreaming & reading about fieldwork – summer blog break 2024

Maria Scheel July 29, 2024

A person is kneeling down at a brown pond, all covered in mosquito net, waterproof gear, kitchen gloves and a pancake flipping spatula.

As we are starting into our annual blog summer break, we reflect on what summer can mean for polar researchers (including some fieldwork saudades). As an Arctic or Alpine cryo-scientist, chances are that you are somewhere in between vacation, fieldwork or trying to work through data while everyone else is free. If you, like …[Read More]

GeoLog

GeoPolicy: Your 2024 Science for Policy Summer Reading list

Chloe Hill July 26, 2024

As the days grow warmer and you start to think about your summer holidays or field work, you might also be looking for a book or two to help you unwind! Whether you’re lounging by the pool, enjoying a picnic in the park, or resting after a long day in the field, summer is the …[Read More]

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Geodynamics

The Sassy Scientist – Raiders of the Lost What?

The Sassy Scientist July 26, 2024

Is it hot? Is it cold? I don’t know anymore. I really need holidays or better: early, very early, retirement. Anyway, what we need is a bit of sassiness in the mix. So let’s make July a bit sassy. Yikes, it sounds like an election campaign. I don’t like it, never mind. What were we …[Read More]

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Geodesy

Postdoc Diaries: In Between Disciplines

Yi-Wei Chen July 26, 2024

We’re excited to bring back “Postdoc Diaries,” a series where we engage with postdocs, discuss and learn about their challenges. In our last post, we delved into some of the most prevalent struggles they encounter. This time, we had a conversation with Yi-Wei Chen, a postdoc at the Technical University of Munich, to gain insight …[Read More]

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Hydrological Sciences

Is the Caspian Sea Going to Experience Aral Sea Syndrome?

Amin Sadeqi July 25, 2024

The peril of rising sea levels due to global climate change is evident, posing significant threats. Conversely, inland seas and lakes experience declining water levels, exacerbated by heightened evaporation and diminishing inflows, presenting alarming consequences. Between 1992 and 2020, 53% of global inland water bodies experienced significant declines Currently, several lakes worldwide, such as Lake …[Read More]

GeoLog

What I wish someone told me early in my career: meet Hazel Gibson, our Head of Communications

Asmae Ourkiya July 24, 2024

‘What I wish someone told me early in my career’ is a new Geolog series that aims to provide valuable insights and guidance to early-career professionals within the European Geosciences Union (EGU) community. Each month, I will interview a staff member of EGU to share their personal career journey, experiences, challenges faced, and the tips …[Read More]

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Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology

Fossilized Tree Trunks: Preservation in Continental and Marine Ancient Outcrops of Baja California

Ramon Lopez July 24, 2024

While working on the exceptional, but remote outcrops of Baja California, I have encountered an extraordinary quantity of fossilized tree fragments in Cretaceous deposits. These fossils were preserved in both subaerial, fluvial, and marine environments. Does this mean that preservation of tree trunks is easy? How can wood be preserved for more than 70 million …[Read More]