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Tectonics and Structural Geology

Geomythology. Craitbul journey through the Newer Volcanics in SE Australia

December 11, 2025
Geomythology. Craitbul journey through the Newer Volcanics in SE Australia

The Aboriginals Australians had and hopefully will continue to have an important oral tradition, especially related to impacts, tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanoes. This time, I would like to set our new narrative in southeast Australia, where the Booandik people tell a story suggesting how their ancestors witnessed and interpreted volcanic activity in the Mount Gambier area. The story, reported b ...[Read More]

GeoLog

Top 5 Gifts for Geoscientists (2025 edition!)

November 27, 2025
Top 5 Gifts for Geoscientists (2025 edition!)

There is a chill in the air, and yes, even some snow here in Munich as winter draws close in the Northern Hemisphere, and at this time of the year, you are probably thinking about what gifts to get that special geoscientist in your life! We know finding the kind of gift that can delight and entertain your favourite rock-botherer, lab-denizen, or star-gazer can sometimes be a challenge, so we in th ...[Read More]

GeoLog

On LGBTQIA+ Challenges and Allyship in STEM

November 21, 2025
On LGBTQIA+ Challenges and Allyship in STEM

During November, several important dates are recognised, including the International LGBTQIA+ in STEM Day on November 18. This month is also designated as Transgender Awareness Month, culminating in the recognition of Transgender Day of Remembrance yesterday, November 20. In celebration of our LGBTQIA+ community, this blog highlights some of the activities we undertook throughout the last year. Be ...[Read More]

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Cryospheric Sciences

Celebrating at UNESCO: the first-ever global day for glaciers

April 18, 2025
Four panalists are sat on a stage for the UNESCO day for glaciers. Larissa is second from the left.

2025 marks an important year for glaciers, as it’s the official Year of Glaciers’ Preservation, an initiative by UNESCO and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Part of the initiative is also the official declaration of March 21st as the World Day for Glaciers. UNESCO wants to celebrate this day in the hope that it “urges global action to protect glaciers and their crucial role in sustaini ...[Read More]

GeoLog

What I wish someone told me early in my career: meet Simon Clark, our Projects Manager

October 25, 2024
What I wish someone told me early in my career: meet Simon Clark, our Projects Manager

‘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 they wish they had received earlier in their careers. Th ...[Read More]

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Cryospheric Sciences

Ice-Hot News – You have a “cool” new Policy Point of Contact in the Cryosphere Division!

February 2, 2024
Ice-Hot News – You have a “cool” new Policy Point of Contact in the Cryosphere Division!

At the 2023 EGU General Assembly, our cryosphere division members all voted “YES!” to have a division policy point of contact! If you’re wondering how to engage in science policy at our division level, what a division policy officer does, who was named and what happened next… This blog post should answer a lot of these questions (or I hope)! First off, a little history about how policy officers ca ...[Read More]

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Geodynamics

T for temperature in seismic [T]omography and more

and October 11, 2023
T for temperature in seismic [T]omography and more

Seismic tomography, a powerful geophysical technique, is like the Sherlock Holmes of the Earth’s interior. It helps us uncover crucial information about the lithosphere and mantle, including temperature and density distributions. Understanding these physical properties is vital for a wide range of geological applications, from identifying regions of strain localization to assessing geotherma ...[Read More]

GeoLog

EGU’s President Helen Glaves and Vice-President Irina Artemieva discuss leadership in science!

March 8, 2023
EGU’s President Helen Glaves and Vice-President Irina Artemieva discuss leadership in science!

For the first time in our history both EGU’s President and Vice-President are women – in fact most of our volunteer senior leadership team is compromised of outstanding women in science, our current President Helen Glaves, our Vice-President Irina Artemieva who will become President at the next General Assembly, and our General Secretary Jane Hart. This year for International WomenR ...[Read More]

GeoLog

When nature isn’t “natural”: Reflections on World Wetlands Day

February 2, 2023
Credit: Ragnar Sigurdsson (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

In 1821, peat cutters discovered a body similar to a mummy, pinned down by two wooden stakes deep in the mud. The body’s face still held red hair and a beard, their teeth were well preserved, and a hoop of willow was wrapped around their throat. But this wasn’t the dry, hot climate of Egypt but a cold and rain-sodden bog of Ireland. Later assessment suggested that these were the remain ...[Read More]